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Directors, Religious Activities and Education
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #242 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $52,100 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 141,900 in the US, with about 13,000 openings a year
The work, 16 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 helps with this: Plan events or programs13%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Develop business or marketing plans13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Collaborate in the development of educational programs6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,012 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Interpret language, cultural, or religious information for others2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 122 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 13,000 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 30% of the workHealth Education Specialists23% AI does, against 30% here+5.6% by 2035 · $64,070 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 28% of the workPreschool Teachers24% AI does, against 30% here+4.5% by 2035 · $38,140 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary23% AI does, against 30% here-0.3% by 2035 · $105,870 · Master’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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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 0.22, higher than 73% 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, 21-2021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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