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Religious Activities Director

Religious Activities Director profiles score highest on Helping and Law-Abiding. This page covers what the work involves, what the trait profile looks like, what it pays, and where the fit tends to break.

Median pay
$52,100per year, U.S. BLS 2025
Entry education
Bachelor's degreetypical for the occupation

SOURCE · O*NET 21-2021.00 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are national and vary widely by state and setting.

What the work involves

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

Skills rated most important

Speaking78
Active Listening75
Social Perceptiveness75
Active Learning72
Critical Thinking72

Work context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled96
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams80
Contact With Others77
Spend Time Sitting67
Spend Time Standing37
Spend Time Walking or Running19
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled18
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body5
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling4
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance2
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles0

O*NET importance and frequency ratings, 0–100.

The trait profile

Where Religious Activities Director profiles sit on the eleven Haliscope traits, derived from O*NET’s published interest and work-style data.

Helping98
Law-Abiding87
Influencing85
Harmonizing80
Persevering64
Exploring53
Safety-Seeking53
Creating40
Organizing37
Analyzing30
Operating2

Who it fits, and who it doesn’t

Strong signals

  • High Influencing. Measures your drive to lead, persuade, and shape outcomes. High scorers are confident communicators who naturally take charge and direct others.
  • High Harmonizing. Measures your focus on group cohesion and interpersonal peace. High scorers build consensus, facilitate cooperation, and prioritize team harmony.
  • High Law-Abiding. Measures your commitment to ethics, rules, and fairness. High scorers value honesty, follow procedures, and prefer environments with clear moral guidelines.
  • High Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • High Creating. Measures your inclination toward original thinking and artistic expression. High scorers generate innovative ideas and find rigid structure limiting.
  • High Exploring. Measures your openness to new experiences and curiosity about the unknown. High scorers seek novelty, enjoy experimentation, and value the journey itself.

Friction points

  • Low Influencing. Measures your drive to lead, persuade, and shape outcomes. High scorers are confident communicators who naturally take charge and direct others.
  • Low Harmonizing. Measures your focus on group cohesion and interpersonal peace. High scorers build consensus, facilitate cooperation, and prioritize team harmony.
  • Low Law-Abiding. Measures your commitment to ethics, rules, and fairness. High scorers value honesty, follow procedures, and prefer environments with clear moral guidelines.
  • Low Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.

These are what the occupation’s profile says, not a hiring criterion. Haliscope is not validated for hiring or screening, and none of these is disqualifying — they are where a fit most often breaks.

Getting in

Entry education: Bachelor's degree.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

O*NET Job Zone descriptions, U.S. Department of Labor.

Exposure to AI

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