Youth pastor vs children's pastor

The differences between youth pastors and children's 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 youth pastor and a children's pastor. Additionally, a children's pastor has an average salary of $44,525, 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 pastor are child care, kids, and curriculum development.

Youth pastor vs children's pastor overview

	Youth Pastor	Children's Pastor
Yearly salary	$39,712	$44,525
Hourly rate	$19.09	$21.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	3,120	8,658
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 pastor salary

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

	Youth Pastor	Children's Pastor
Average salary	$39,712	$44,525
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $50,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
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 pastor education

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

	Youth Pastor	Children's Pastor
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 pastor demographics

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

	Youth Pastor	Children's Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between youth pastor and children's pastor 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 pastor example responsibilities.

Create and manage online presence via Facebook.
Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule appointments; coordinate summer camps, VBS and all meetings for the children's ministry.
Work with children in the VBS.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Youth pastor vs children's pastor skills

Common youth pastor skills

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

Common children's pastor skills

Child Care, 35%
Kids, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Outreach Events, 6%
Ministry Programs, 5%
Children Birth, 3%