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	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$60,820	23400	2.5%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$60,820

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

23400

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

2.5%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.
Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
Present information to the public.
Lead classes or community events.
Lead classes or community events.
Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
Promote products, activities, or organizations.
Teach classes in area of specialization.
Counsel clients or patients regarding personal issues.
Counsel clients or patients regarding personal issues.
Visit individuals in their homes to provide support or information.
Train staff members in social services skills.
Provide customers with general information or assistance.
Lead classes or community events.
Interpret cultural or religious information for others.
Lead classes or community events.
Intervene in crisis situations to assist clients.
Develop promotional strategies for religious organizations.
Manage organizational or program finances.
Teach classes in area of specialization.
Manage organizational or program finances.
Refer clients to community or social service programs.
Promote products, activities, or organizations.
Direct fundraising or financing activities.
Develop educational programs.
Lead classes or community events.
Plan conferences, programs, or special events.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Visit people in homes, hospitals, or prisons to provide them with comfort and support.
Train leaders of church, community, or youth groups.
Plan or lead religious education programs.
Pray and promote spirituality.
Prepare and deliver sermons or other talks.
Read from sacred texts, such as the Bible, Torah, or Koran.
Organize and lead regular religious services.
Instruct people who seek conversion to a particular faith.
Share information about religious issues by writing articles, giving speeches, or teaching.
Counsel individuals or groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, or personal needs.
Administer religious rites or ordinances.
Prepare people for participation in religious ceremonies.
Study and interpret religious laws, doctrines, or traditions.
Respond to requests for assistance during emergencies or crises.
Conduct special ceremonies, such as weddings, funerals, or confirmations.
Devise ways in which congregational membership can be expanded.
Collaborate with committees or individuals to address financial or administrative issues pertaining to congregations.
Refer people to community support services, psychologists, or doctors.
Organize or engage in interfaith, community, civic, educational, or recreational activities sponsored by or related to religious programs.
Perform administrative duties, such as overseeing building management, ordering supplies, contracting for services or repairs, or supervising the work of staff members or volunteers.
Participate in fundraising activities to support congregational activities or facilities.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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