Will AI replace Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
Estimated risk score: 50 out of 100
Moderate 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 (31 to 69).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 19 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 21-2021.00 · 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: 5 of its 19 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings.
- Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.
- Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs.
- Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
- Interpret religious education activities to the public through speaking, leading discussions, or writing articles for local or national publications.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 6 of its 19 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.
- Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities.
- Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.
- Participate in denominational activities aimed at goals, such as promoting interfaith understanding or providing aid to new or small congregations.
- Plan or conduct conferences dealing with the interpretation of religious ideas or convictions.
- Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.
What the job is
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.
Also called: Christian Education Director, Religious Education Director, Children's Ministries Director, Youth Director, Worship Director, Youth Instructor, Church Supervisor, Youth Coordinator.
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