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Community & Social Services · Updated Aug 2026

Directors, Religious Activities and Education

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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
75/100
Very high

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
58/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage83%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.High
75
Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.Medium
75
Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.Medium
75
Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.High
76
Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.Medium
72
Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.Medium
74
Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings.Medium
76
Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.Medium
76
Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.Medium
74
Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.Medium
74
Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities.Medium
76
Interpret religious education activities to the public through speaking, leading discussions, or writing articles for local or national publications.Medium
76
Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs.Medium
75
Participate in denominational activities aimed at goals, such as promoting interfaith understanding or providing aid to new or small congregations.Medium
75
Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources.Medium
76
Plan or conduct conferences dealing with the interpretation of religious ideas or convictions.Medium
75
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.76
  2. Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings.76
  3. Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.76
  4. Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities.76
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.01
  2. Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.02
  3. Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.03
  4. Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.04
  5. Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency70
Physical dependency33
Adoption pressure43
Labour-market resilience57
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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