Will AI replace Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

What this score means

Directors, Religious Activities and Education sits in the middle of the exposure range for Social Services. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 46 out of 100 it scores 9 points above the Social Services average of 37. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 39 to 57, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Directors, Religious Activities and Education, most central first, showing 12 of 19.

• 01Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.
• 02Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.
• 03Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
• 04Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.
• 05Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
• 06Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.
• 07Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.
• 08Train and supervise religious education instructional staff.
• 09Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.
• 10Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.
• 11Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources.
• 12Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Directors, Religious Activities and Education for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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