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Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Leads a faith community and cares for its members.
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Clergy lead worship, teach, counsel people through life's biggest moments, and serve their communities. Chaplains serve in hospitals, the military, colleges and prisons.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 12 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Directors, Religious Activities and Education on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.