Will AI replace Clergy?
Estimated risk score: 37 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (18 to 56).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 21-2011.00 · Community and Social Service
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 4 of its 21 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Read from sacred texts, such as the Bible, Torah, or Koran.
- Share information about religious issues by writing articles, giving speeches, or teaching.
- Prepare and deliver sermons or other talks.
- Study and interpret religious laws, doctrines, or traditions.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 11 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Administer religious rites or ordinances.
- Pray and promote spirituality.
- Visit people in homes, hospitals, or prisons to provide them with comfort and support.
- Conduct special ceremonies, such as weddings, funerals, or confirmations.
- Counsel individuals or groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, or personal needs.
- Instruct people who seek conversion to a particular faith.
What the job is
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.
Also called: Pastor, Priest, Rector, Minister, Imam, Pope, Elder, Mohel.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Community and Social Service). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate