AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 21-2021.00
Will AI replace Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
Directors, Religious Activities and Education: AI can already handle 13 of 19 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 19 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Directors, Religious Activities and Education, from most to least exposed. 13 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Participate in denominational activities aimed at goals, such as promoting interfaith understanding or providing aid to new or small congregations. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Interpret religious education activities to the public through speaking, leading discussions, or writing articles for local or national publications. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Plan or conduct conferences dealing with the interpretation of religious ideas or convictions. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Plan fundraising activities for the church. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Train and supervise religious education instructional staff. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 19 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 17 of 19. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 22,160
- Median annual wage
- $52,100
- Middle half of earners
- $44,010 to $73,730
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +2.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Clergy 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure68
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 60% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure52
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure57
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 58% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure66
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 57% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure61
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Directors, Religious Activities and Education and AI
Will AI replace Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
AI already handles 13 of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 66 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
66 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 19 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 17 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Directors, Religious Activities and Education tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems; Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers; Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats. They are three of the 13 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Directors, Religious Activities and Education, and what do they earn?
22,160 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $52,100 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +2.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/directors-religious-activities-and-education
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