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Specialties that change the job

• Hospital chaplaincy

  Usually needs clinical pastoral education units, which are supervised hospital residencies. Paid, salaried, and with normal hours.

• Military chaplaincy

  Commissioned as an officer, paid on the armed forces pay table, with housing and food allowances on top.

• Prison chaplaincy

  Federal and state corrections systems hire chaplains, with federal posts listed on the government hiring site.

• Campus ministry

  Working with students at a university, often funded by a denomination rather than a congregation.