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Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Community and Social Service · SOC 21-2021

15.3% AI Exposure — High
$52,100
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
20,900
Proj. Annual Openings
22,160
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.3%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
85/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 21-2021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
15.3%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
53/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$52,100
H-1B offered wage $60,450; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
20,900
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.1%.
Observed/proxy demand
61
FY2025 certified LCAs; 22,183 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

SpeakingActive ListeningSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure15.3%
AI Resiliency85/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure4.1%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

50.6%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic15.3%
AI capability · OpenAI43.9%
AI ability · AIOE92.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne2.5%

AI could do ~43.9% of this role but only ~15.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Social Perceptiveness
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Critical Thinking

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

318
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
61
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$60,450
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#251 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Adult Ministries Director, Campus Ministries Director, Children's Ministries Director, Christian Education Director, Religious Education Coordinator, Religious Education Director

Representative Tasks

  • Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.
  • Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
  • Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.
  • Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
  • Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Develop educational programs.
  • Lead classes or community events.
  • Recruit personnel.
  • Select staff, team members, or performers.
  • Develop promotional strategies for religious organizations.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotFacebook · hotGoogle Workspace software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotZoom · hotDatabase softwareEmail softwareSocial media softwareWebsite development software

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

12
Occupations Shown
5.2%
Avg AI Exposure
9
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 21-2021: 2019 — employment: 21,820, median wage: $43,860; 2020 — employment: 19,860, median wage: $45,110; 2021 — employment: 21,000, median wage: $46,980; 2022 — employment: 24,030, median wage: $49,380; 2023 — employment: 23,270, median wage: $50,140; 2025 — employment: 22,160, median wage: $52,100.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure15.3%4.1%
OutlookAverage75% Bright
Median Salary$52,100N/A
AI Resiliency85/100N/A