Also called: Religious Education Directors
Directors (Religious Activities and Education) build social perceptiveness, service orientation and instructing skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Social and Community Service Managers (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social and Community Service Managers | 91% | $80,390 | +54% | None |
| 2 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 86% | $59,550 | +14% | None |
| 3 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 84% | $64,330 | +23% | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Community Health Workers | 83% | $51,850 | 0% | None |
| 5 | Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | 83% | $59,300 | +14% | None |
| 6 | Health Education Specialists | 82% | $64,070 | +23% | None |
| 7 | Instructional Coordinators | 82% | $77,440 | +49% | Graduate degree |
| 8 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 81% | $46,850 | −10% | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Training and Development Managers | 81% | $133,000 | +155% | None |
| 10 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 81% | $104,590 | +101% | Graduate degree |
Compared with Directors, Religious Activities and Education, median $52,100. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as directors (religious activities and education) (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $80,390 · +54% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Operation and Control · Systems Evaluation
86% skill match · $59,550 · +14% pay
Operation and Control · Negotiation · Persuasion
84% skill match · $64,330 · +23% pay
Persuasion · Negotiation · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Social and Community Service Managers (91% skill match, median $80,390), Child, Family, and School Social Workers (86% skill match, median $59,550) and Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (84% skill match, median $64,330), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than directors (religious activities and education) at the median. The biggest increases: Human Resources Managers (+187%, $149,280), Training and Development Managers (+155%, $133,000) and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary (+103%, $105,870).
16 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 9 usually need a graduate degree: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, Instructional Coordinators and Rehabilitation Counselors.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.