Worship leader vs youth pastor

The differences between worship leaders and youth pastors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a worship leader and a youth pastor. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a worship leader include bible studies, GOD and set list. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Worship leader vs youth pastor overview

	Worship Leader	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$47,463	$39,712
Hourly rate	$22.82	$19.09
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	28,460	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Worship leader vs youth pastor salary

Worship leaders and youth pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Worship Leader	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$47,463	$39,712
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $74,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	First Presbyterian Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between worship leader and youth pastor education

There are a few differences between a worship leader and a youth pastor in terms of educational background:

	Worship Leader	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Music	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Boston University

Worship leader vs youth pastor demographics

Here are the differences between worship leaders' and youth pastors' demographics:

	Worship Leader	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between worship leader and youth pastor duties and responsibilities

Worship leader example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Lead the development of a discipleship program that motivate and equip team leaders to lead evangelistic groups both locally and internationally.
Facilitate spiritual growth of members through small group teaching, devotions, discussion, and prayer.
Provide leadership, including planning and oversight of the weekly gatherings of junior high and high school students.
Teach Wednesday night bible study when assign.
Create and maintain Facebook page and internet postings.

Youth pastor example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Plan monthly activities, summer camp, teen VBS, and other schedule events.
Offer help with additional CRBC events and services (funerals, VBS, etc.
Create PowerPoint presentations for community and area businesses at community meetings.
Develop all graphics and designs for sermon PowerPoint presentations and ministry events.
Maintain regular office hours with primary responsibility being given to leadership within the congregation.

Worship leader vs youth pastor skills

Common worship leader skills

Bible Studies, 10%
GOD, 9%
Set List, 8%
Sound Equipment, 7%
PowerPoint, 7%
Prayer, 6%

Common youth pastor skills

Outreach Events, 20%
Disciple, 12%
Youth Program, 11%
Bible Study, 6%
Oversight, 4%
Public Speaking, 4%