Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskClergy
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Weighted task overlap from O*NET
Median annual from BLS OEWS
BLS employment projections
O*NET job zone level
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 9% effective coverage
Method contract
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 60,820
Employment 2024
262.0K
Projected Change
1.0%
Openings
23.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Pray and promote spirituality. AI 0%
- 2. Read from sacred texts, such as the Bible, Torah, or Koran. AI 0%
- 3. Prepare and deliver sermons or other talks. AI 79%
- 4. Organize and lead regular religious services. AI 0%
- 5. Instruct people who seek conversion to a particular faith. AI 0%
- 6. Counsel individuals or groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, or personal needs. AI 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 51.6 · 405K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 55% · 55+: 41%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.