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Directors of Religious Activities vs Career Counselors

Median pay is about $12k higher for Career Counselors. The usual entry education is bachelor's for Directors of Religious Activities and master's for Career Counselors.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Directors of Religious Activities compared with Career Counselors: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureDirectors of Religious ActivitiesCareer Counselors
Pay
Median pay$52,100$64,330, higher
Entry pay 25th percentile$44,010$51,270, higher
Experienced pay 75th percentile$73,730$82,870, higher
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+3.3% Growing, higher+2.9% Growing
Openings a year13,00027,800
Getting in
Typical educationBachelor'sMaster's
Difficulty modeled2.2 / 52.6 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledHighVery high
AI exposure modeled, percentile64th pct91st pct

Where the skills differ

Only Directors of Religious Activities

  • Learning Strategies

Only Career Counselors

  • Writing

Both lean on speaking, active listening, reading comprehension, critical thinking, active learning.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.