Directors, Religious Activities and Education
SOC 21-2021 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $63,294per year
- Projected openings
- 8,660
- Projected change
- +3.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Learning
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $85,094 | 240 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $84,451 | 290 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $84,105 | 220 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $76,777 | 610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $76,165 | 1,150 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $65,339 | 300 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $64,722 | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $63,254 | 370 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $62,935 | 150 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $52,078 | 50 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $49,294 | 40 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $46,747 | 70 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $41,909 | 20 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 40 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clergy | $79,885 | 15,670 | +6.7% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $88,921 | 40,270 | +5.5% |
| Community Health Workers | $59,675 | 12,530 | +20.4% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,025 | 60,640 | +14.1% |
| Health Education Specialists | $65,391 | 16,320 | +10.2% |