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Religious Workers, All Other: Career Profile

All religious workers not listed separately.

What Tasks Do Religious Workers, All Other Perform?

Types of Religious Workers, All Other Jobs

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

Employment and Demand

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.

Salary for Religious Workers, All Other

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.

How Much Do Religious Workers, All Other Make in Different U.S. States?

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

Top-Paying U.S. Regions

Earnings for religious workers, all other shift depending on where you work. These regions lead on median pay:

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

Religious Workers, All Other work in the following industries:

Top Programs to Study For This Career

Future religious workers, all other often complete 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

Sources

Statistics shown above are sourced 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).