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Clergy
Also filed here: Priest, Pastor, Imam, Pujari, Clergy
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 2.4% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #109 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $60,810 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 242,000 in the US, with about 19,200 openings a year
The work, 10 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects26%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters23%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Interpret language, cultural, or religious information for others7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 122 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop business or marketing plans6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 19,200 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 45% of the workDirectors, Religious Activities and Education30% AI does, against 44% here+3.3% by 2035 · $52,100 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 28% of the workHealthcare Social Workers18% AI does, against 44% here+8.5% by 2035 · $67,880 · Master’s degree
- Shares 24% of the workMental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers22% AI does, against 44% here+10.3% by 2035 · $60,280 · Master’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Love front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.28, higher than 85% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 21-2011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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