Directors, religious activities & education

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Directors, religious activities & education are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Directors, religious activities & education was $47,062 in 2023.

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

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Directors, religious activities & education workforce. Directors, religious activities & education workforce in 2023 was 75,985 people, of which 63.6% were women and 36.4% were men. Directors, religious activities & education are paid most in KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Northeast) PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Kern County (Central)--Bakersfield City (Northwest) & Rosedale PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

27,658

Male Workforce

± 4.08k

48,327

Female Workforce

± 5.4k

The Directors, religious activities & education workforce in 2023 was 75,985 people (63.6% women and 36.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 36.6% between 2014 (55,645) and 2023 (75,985).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($94,052), Maryland ($72,629), and District of Columbia ($67,057).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,062

AVERAGE WAGE

#360 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Directors, religious activities & education earned an average of $47,062, $20,665 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Directors, religious activities & education in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.382

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Directors, religious activities & education had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.382, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($91,821).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

76k

2023 Workforce

± 6,766

0.468%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.5%

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 97.4%, followed by Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 1.55% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 0.539%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Directors, religious activities & education in the US. The workforce of Directors, religious activities & education in 2023 was 75,985 people, with 63.6% woman, and 36.4% men. The average age of male Directors, religious activities & education in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Directors, religious activities & education is 47.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Directors, religious activities & education is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Directors, religious activities & education in 2023 was 75,985 people, with 63.6% woman, and 36.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (8,301 people), 60 to 64 years (8,016 people), and 30 to 34 years (7,867 people). Among them they concentrated 32.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 9.13% of Directors, religious activities & education workers were Hispanic and 90.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56.7%), Puerto Rican (16.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.22)%

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Races

In 2023, 79.5% of the Directors, religious activities & education workforce were White, of which 65.7% were women and 34.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.47%) and Two or More Races (6.74%).

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 2023 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (8,977 people), Business (8,227 people), and Theology (4,357 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Directors, religious activities & education workers were Bachelors Degree (30,320 people), Graduate Degree (19,325 people), and Some college (12,531 people).

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

Skills

Chart

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 4.02%, but Directors, Religious Activities and Education are expected to see a growth of 2.25% 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.

2.25%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

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 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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