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Religious Workers, All Other: Career Profile

All religious workers not listed separately.

What Tasks Do Religious Workers, All Other Take On?

Related Job Titles

This career also goes by job titles like:

• Bible Reader
• Bible Teacher
• Bible Worker
• Buddhist Monk
• Cantor
• Christian Science Healer
• Christian Science Nurse
• Christian Science Practitioner

Job Outlook

There are roughly 262,062 religious workers, all other working in the United States today. This occupation is expected to decline by -1.4% over the projection horizon.

How Much Do Religious Workers, All Other Make?

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$58,956
Hourly median	$28.34
10th percentile	$35,280
25th percentile	$47,118
75th percentile	$70,794
90th percentile	$82,632

Wages vary widely based on experience, location, and industry.

Religious Workers, All Other Salary by State

State	Annual median salary
New Jersey	$60,330
Washington	$60,310
California	$52,380
Arizona	$51,920
South Dakota	$51,200
Colorado	$50,470
New York	$50,240
Virginia	$48,250
Michigan	$47,960
Illinois	$46,800
Iowa	$45,550
Tennessee	$45,160
Hawaii	$44,960
Connecticut	$43,680
Missouri	$42,380
Minnesota	$40,810
District of Columbia	$38,390
Pennsylvania	$38,240
Oregon	$37,190
Florida	$37,190
Rhode Island	$36,800
Kentucky	$36,560
Georgia	$35,760
Montana	$35,740
Indiana	$35,450
Ohio	$35,450
North Carolina	$34,700
Mississippi	$32,960
Maryland	$31,200
Texas	$28,890
Kansas	$21,760

Where Religious Workers, All Other Earn the Most

Earnings for religious workers, all other differ across the country. Top regions by median wage:

Region	Median annual wage	Share of U.S. jobs	Location quotient
Far Western US	$55,340	22.8%	2.06
Middle Atlantic	$46,691	26.7%	2.48
Rocky Mountains	$44,420	6.1%	3.24
New England	$43,680	1.6%	1.14
Great Lakes	$43,584	12.3%	0.83
Plains States	$42,446	8.1%	1.43
Southeast	$39,111	15.6%	0.87
Southwest	$28,890	6.8%	0.57

Where the Jobs Cluster

Metro area	State	Median annual wage	Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	CA	$113,440	50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	CA	$96,870
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	NJ	$84,770	90
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	CO	$70,070	140
Richmond, VA	VA	$66,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	WA	$60,310	850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	NY	$58,980	1,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	CA	$52,000

Industry Breakdown

Most religious workers, all other are found across these industries:

Industry	Employment	Median annual wage
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,480	$43,460
Health Care and Social Assistance	710	$58,440
Educational Services	580	$47,080

Below are examples of industries where religious workers, all other work:

Where to Study

Aspiring religious workers, all other commonly pursue programs in:

Theology and Religious Vocations

11 programs across 5 majors

• Pastoral Specialized Ministries
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Missionary Studies
• Sacred Music
• Religious Institution Administration and Law

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

2 programs across 2 majors

• Cognitive Science
• Thanatology

References

Data on this page comes from the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 21-2099.00 (Religious Workers, All Other).