Directors, religious activities & education

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2024 Workforce

74.6k

Average Age

46.3

Estimated Job Growth

2.09%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$48,372

Average Male Salary

$58,606

Average Female Salary

$42,789

About

Directors, religious activities & education are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Directors, religious activities & education was $48,372 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Directors, religious activities & education are Hendricks County PUMA, IN, Wake County (Northeast)--Raleigh City (Northeast), Wake Forest & Rolesville Towns PUMA, NC, and DuPage County (Southwest)--Naperville & Winfield (South) Townships PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Directors, religious activities & education are Alamo Area COG (Northwest) & Blanco County PUMA, TX, Kern County (Central)--Bakersfield City (Northwest) & Rosedale PUMA, CA, and DuPage County (Southwest)--Naperville & Winfield (South) Townships PUMA, IL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Directors, religious activities & education workforce. Directors, religious activities & education workforce in 2024 was 74,632 people, of which 64.7% were women and 35.3% were men.

Directors, religious activities & education are paid most in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT but are relatively concentrated in Alamo Area COG (Northwest) & Blanco County PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

26,344

Male Workforce

± 3.98k

48,288

Female Workforce

± 5.39k

The Directors, religious activities & education workforce in 2024 was 74,632 people (64.7% women and 35.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 34.1% between 2014 (55,645) and 2024 (74,632).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Directors, religious activities & education.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($104,589), Maryland ($74,089), and District of Columbia ($66,187).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,372

AVERAGE WAGE

#313 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Directors, religious activities & education earned an average of $48,372, $21,505 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Directors, religious activities & education in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.378

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Directors, religious activities & education had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.378, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Directors, religious activities & education compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Directors, religious activities & education and on wages 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 Labor unions ($105,572).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

74.6k

2024 Workforce

± 6,706

−1.78%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.9%

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 97.2%, followed by Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 1.84% and Elementary & secondary schools with 0.487%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Directors, religious activities & education in the US. The workforce of Directors, religious activities & education in 2024 was 74,632 people, with 64.7% woman, and 35.3% men. The average age of male Directors, religious activities & education in the workforce is 45.2 and of female Directors, religious activities & education is 46.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Directors, religious activities & education is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Directors, religious activities & education in 2024 was 74,632 people, with 64.7% woman, and 35.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (7,870 people), 35 to 39 years (7,819 people), and 50 to 54 years (7,719 people). Among them they concentrated 31.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 10.3% of Directors, religious activities & education workers were Hispanic and 89.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.8%), Puerto Rican (14.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.08)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.4% of the Directors, religious activities & education workforce were White, of which 67.2% were women and 32.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.44%) and Black (7.67%).

Education & Skills

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 Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Theology.

Among the necessary skills for Directors, religious activities & education, Social Perceptiveness stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Directors, religious activities & education need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Directors, religious activities & education in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (8,706 people), Business (7,863 people), and Theology (4,321 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Directors, religious activities & education workers were Bachelors Degree (29,335 people), Graduate Degree (19,104 people), and Some college (12,457 people).

The graphic shows the Directors, religious activities & education workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

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, Active Listening.

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 3.07%, but Directors, Religious Activities and Education are expected to see a growth of 2.09% 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.

2.09%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Directors, religious activities & education. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.