Directors, religious activities & education

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2019 Workforce

82.2k

Average Age

46.6

Estimated Job Growth

3.3%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$40,468

Average Male Salary

$53,491

Average Female Salary

$32,842

About

Directors, religious activities & education are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Directors, religious activities & education was $40,468 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Directors, religious activities & education by wage are Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers, Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, and Other teachers and instructors.

Directors, religious activities & education are part of the Community & Social Service Occupations, along with Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors, Marriage and family therapists, Mental health counselors, Rehabilitation counselors, and 11 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Directors, religious activities & education are Everett City (Central & East) & Eastmont PUMA, WA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Directors, religious activities & education are Everett City (Central & East) & Eastmont PUMA, WA and Forsyth County PUMA, GA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Directors, religious activities & education and on wages and locations for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Directors, religious activities & education, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Directors, religious activities & education, by average wage, is Elementary & secondary schools. Directors, religious activities & education are paid most in Forsyth County PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Everett City (Central & East) & Eastmont PUMA, WA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$40,468

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,857

In 2019, Directors, religious activities & education earned an average of $40,468, $15,056 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers make somewhat more than Directors, religious activities & education while Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Directors, religious activities & education as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.379

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Directors, religious activities & education had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.379, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Directors, religious activities & education (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Directors, religious activities & education.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Directors, religious activities & education

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Directors, religious activities & education.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Directors, religious activities & education, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Directors, religious activities & education, by average wage, are Elementary & secondary schools, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Religious organizations.

Industries by Share

82.2k

2019 Workforce

± 7,035

10.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.3%

The number of people employed as Directors, religious activities & education has been growing at a rate of 10.3%, from 74,471 people in 2018 to 82,159 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Directors, religious activities & education employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Directors, religious activities & education at 94.3%, followed by Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 1.67% and Elementary & secondary schools with 0.851%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Directors, religious activities & education in the US. The average age of male Directors, religious activities & education in the workforce is 46.2 and of female Directors, religious activities & education is 46.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Directors, religious activities & education is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

30.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,276

51.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,588

63.1% of Directors, religious activities & education are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Directors, religious activities & education.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Directors, religious activities & education

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

80.9% of Directors, religious activities & education are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.05% of Directors, religious activities & education, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Directors, religious activities & education.

Age by Gender

46.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.25

46.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.63

The median age of Directors, religious activities & education is 46.6, and Male employees are generally 0.593 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Directors, religious activities & education from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Directors, religious activities & education is Business but a relatively high number of Directors, religious activities & education hold a major in Theology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Directors, religious activities & education from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Directors, religious activities & education need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Directors, religious activities & education need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Operations Analysis.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Directors, Religious Activities and Education from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Directors, Religious Activities and Education are expected to see a growth of 3.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Directors, Religious Activities and Education.

3.3%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.