Youth pastor vs children's minister

The differences between youth pastors and children's ministers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a youth pastor and a children's minister. Additionally, a children's minister has an average salary of $45,421, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a youth pastor include outreach events, disciple and youth program. The most important skills for a children's minister are outreach events, bible studies, and VBS.

Youth pastor vs children's minister overview

	Youth Pastor	Children's Minister
Yearly salary	$39,712	$45,421
Hourly rate	$19.09	$21.84
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	3,120	8,614
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Youth pastor vs children's minister salary

Youth pastors and children's ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Youth Pastor	Children's Minister
Average salary	$39,712	$45,421
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $50,000	Between $25,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	-
Highest paying state	Maine	-
Best paying company	First Presbyterian Church	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between youth pastor and children's minister education

There are a few differences between a youth pastor and a children's minister in terms of educational background:

	Youth Pastor	Children's Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Boston University	University of Pennsylvania

Youth pastor vs children's minister demographics

Here are the differences between youth pastors' and children's ministers' demographics:

	Youth Pastor	Children's Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%
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, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between youth pastor and children's minister duties and responsibilities

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.

Children's minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Revamp 5th & 6th grade VBS to be more age appropriate in a large group concept.
Plan and give oversight of all children's activities.
Perform other various functions as needed including communication with church leadership to ensure efficient operations for church outreach activities.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

Youth pastor vs children's minister skills

Common youth pastor skills

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

Common children's minister skills

Outreach Events, 18%
Bible Studies, 14%
VBS, 12%
Children Birth, 8%
Oversight, 5%
Children Ages, 5%