# Will religious education directors be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Religious education directors score 47 out of 100 for AI exposure. AI helps with 68% of their task time, and they stay in charge. AI can do another 5%. 27% needs a person. - **5%** AI can do it - **68%** AI helps - **27%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Higher than 67% of the 923 jobs we scored. ## Task by task We graded 19 tasks, most exposed first. AI can do 1 of them, helps with 13 and leaves 5 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings. Newsletters and bulletins are routine writing AI can draft and format. | 72% AI can do it | | Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities. Cost analysis is spreadsheet work AI handles well; priorities stay with leaders. | 60% AI helps | | Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details. Ordering, reminders and booking are automatable; site coordination is not. | 55% AI helps | | Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs. AI can search and recommend resources; physical distribution stays manual. | 52% AI helps | | Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education. AI can analyze attendance data; interpreting congregational change needs judgment. | 50% AI helps | ## How religious education directors compare All jobs (923) Community and social service (14) The dark line is **religious education directors, at 47**. Each dot is a score, and darker dots mean more jobs share it. The short marks are the averages, 37 for all jobs and 43 for community and social service. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $52,100 a year, May 2025 People employed 22,160 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +3.3% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Draft and lay out parish bulletins in Microsoft Word - Build program budgets and cost analyses in Microsoft Excel - Conduct pastoral home visits and in-person counseling sessions - Facilitate interfaith dialogue and clergy meetings in person - Recruit volunteer teachers through personal conversations ## Safer roles nearby 5 related jobs with lower scores. - [Clergy40 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/clergy/) - [Community health workers43 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/community-health-workers/) - [Social workers41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/child-and-family-social-workers/) - [Rehabilitation counselors39 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/rehabilitation-counselors/) - [University administrators43 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/university-administrators/) ## Questions about religious education directors and AI Will AI replace religious education directors? Partly. About 4 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly writing newsletters and bulletins and analyzing program cost data. Home visits, counseling, clergy meetings and interfaith dialogue stay with people because they depend on presence and trust. Which tasks of religious education directors is AI taking over? Publicizing programs through newsletters, bulletins and mailings scores 72 on exposure, the highest in this job, because AI drafts and formats routine copy. Analyzing revenue and program cost data scores 60, since spreadsheet work in Microsoft Excel is routine for AI. Which tasks of religious education directors stay human? Home visits score 5 on exposure and counseling scores 15, the lowest in this job. Home visits need a person physically present in a family's home, and counseling on marital, health, financial or religious problems needs live empathy, so AI only supports those tasks with resources. How do religious education directors stay valuable as AI spreads? Keep the work that needs your presence, including home visits, counseling sessions, clergy meetings and interfaith events. Check every AI draft from Microsoft Word before it goes into a bulletin. Use Microsoft Excel to set budget priorities, then defend them to congregational officials in person. ## Related jobs - [Career counselors49 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/career-counselors/) - [Social services managers47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/social-services-managers/) - [Education professors52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/education-professors/) - [Instructional coordinators59 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/instructional-coordinators/) ## Next steps for religious education directors - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV to see which tasks AI can do. 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