Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Median salary

$52,100

Average salary

$62,100

Employment

22,160

Projected growth

2.1% growth

Annual openings

13,800

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

What Directors, Religious Activities and Education Do

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: Less than 5 years
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 0.2%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 4 of 5

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Philosophy and Theologyimportance 4.2/5
Education and Trainingimportance 4.0/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
English Languageimportance 3.8/5
Psychologyimportance 3.5/5
Therapy and Counselingimportance 3.4/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.2/5
Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.1/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
Freedom to Make Decisions4.7/5
E-Mail4.5/5
Telephone Conversations4.3/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.2/5

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Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
Instructingimportance 3.9/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.9/5
Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.6/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.5/5
Persuasionimportance 3.1/5
Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Integrity
Empathy
Dependability
Sincerity
Social Orientation
Cooperation
Leadership Orientation

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

SocialHigh
EnterprisingHigh
ArtisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
InvestigativeLow
RealisticLow

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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where directors, religious activities and education make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).