Jobs / Education and social services / 21-2021.00
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
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.
- US jobs
- 22,160
- Median wage
- $52,100 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of directors, religious activities and education?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.
- Train and supervise religious education instructional staff.
- Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.
- Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.
- Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.
- Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources.
- Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.
Other job titles for this occupation (40)
Adult Ministries Director · Campus Ministries Director · Children's Ministries Director · Christian Education Director · Religious Education Coordinator · Religious Education Director · Senior Adults Director · Women's Ministries Director · Youth Ministries Director · Youth Pastor · Campus Ministry Director · Children and Family Ministries Director · Children and Youth Ministries Director · Children's Director · Children's Ministries Coordinator · Children's Ministry Director · Church Supervisor · Family Ministries Director · Leadership Director · Men's Ministries Director · Ministries Coordinator · Ministries Director · Music Ministries Director · Parish Religious Education Director · Program Director · Rector · Religious Activities Director · Student Ministries Director · Worship Director · Youth and Family Director · Youth and Family Ministries Director · Youth and Young Adult Ministries Director · Youth Coordinator · Youth Development Coordinator · Youth Development Director · Youth Director · Youth Instructor · Youth Ministries Coordinator · Youth Ministry Director · Youth Program Coordinator