Clergy
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonClergy are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Clergy was $49,433 in 2021.
The locations that employ the most Clergy are Oklahoma City (West) PUMA, OK, Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL, and East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Clergy are Oklahoma City (West) PUMA, OK, East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, and Craven County PUMA, NC.
Employment and salary information for the Clergy workforce. Clergy workforce in 2021 was 455,608 people, of which 19.7% were women and 80.3% were men. Clergy are paid most in Fairfield & Suisun City Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Oklahoma City (West) PUMA, OK.
The Clergy workforce in 2021 was 455,608 people (19.7% women and 80.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.6% between 2014 (431,465) and 2021 (455,608).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Clergy.
During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($63,186), Alaska ($59,030), and Maryland ($57,991).
In 2021, Clergy earned an average of $49,433, $10,163 less than the average national salary of $59,596
The graph shows the ranking of Clergy in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.
In 2021, Clergy had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.351, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Clergy (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Clergy compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Clergy and on wages for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Clergy, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Clergy, by average wage, is Offices of other health practitioners ($149,573).
This graphic shows the share of Clergy employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Clergy at 96.5%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 2.13% and Nursing Care Facilities with 1.34%.
Demographic information on Clergy in the US. The workforce of Clergy in 2021 was 455,608 people, with 19.7% woman, and 80.3% men. The average age of male Clergy in the workforce is 51.4 and of female Clergy is 50.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Clergy is White.
The workforce of Clergy in 2021 was 455,608 people, with 19.7% woman, and 80.3% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 60 to 64 years (57,923 people), 55 to 59 years (51,900 people), and 65 to 69 years (45,686 people). Among them they concentrated 34.2% of the total workforce.
In 2021, 8.15% of Clergy workers were Hispanic and 91.9% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.2%), Puerto Rican (17.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (9.61)%
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In 2021, 76.7% of the Clergy workforce were White, of which 19.8% were women and 80.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.9%) and Asian (5.25%).
Data on higher education choices for Clergy from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Clergy is Theology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Theology.
Among the necessary skills for Clergy, Social Perceptiveness stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Clergy need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.
The most common majors achieved by Clergy in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Theology (86,122 people), Business (36,939 people), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (34,360 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Clergy workers were Graduate Degree (224,831 people), Bachelors Degree (120,932 people), and Some college (49,855 people).
The graphic shows the Clergy workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Clergy from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Clergy need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening.
Projections on job growth for Clergy from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Clergy are expected to see a growth of 3.98% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Clergy. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
