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Other religious occupations (NOC 4217)

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About this job

This occupational group:

  • includes brothers, nuns, monks, religious education workers and others who provide support to ministers of religion or to a religious community
  • those who perform certain functions associated with the practice of a religion
  • may perform duties in churches, synagogues, temples or other places of worship
  • may also work in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons
Common job titles
  • animator - pastoral / spiritual guidance
  • Christian Science worker / practitioner
  • church worker
  • missionary / home mission worker
  • monk / brother / novice / prior / abbot
  • nun / sister / novice / mother superior
  • animator - pastoral / spiritual guidance
  • Christian Science worker / practitioner
  • church worker
  • corporate intercessor
  • deacon / deaconess
  • gospel

Earnings

Annual provincial median salary

$28,747

Source: 2016 Census (Full-time full-year median employment income)

Provincial hourly rate

  • High
  • Median
  • Low

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage Report

B.C. Labour Market Outlook (2019-2029)

Provincial outlook

Forecasted average employment growth rate

  • 2019 - 2024
  • 2024 - 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Job openings

10 year expected job openings: 330

  • 2019
  • 2024
  • 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Composition of job openings

 
New jobs due to economic growth:
32.4%
110 openings
 
Replacement of retiring workers:
67.6%
230 openings

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Regional outlook

Select a region to view regional outlook
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
Cariboo
Employment in 2019:
30
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.6%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
10
Kootenay
Employment in 2019:
20
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.1%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
0
Mainland / Southwest
Employment in 2019:
850
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.7%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
220
North Coast & Nechako
Employment in 2019:
50
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.3%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
10
Northeast
Employment in 2019:
N/A
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
N/A
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
N/A
Thompson-Okanagan
Employment in 2019:
100
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
1.0%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
30
Vancouver Island / Coast
Employment in 2019:
180
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
1.7%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
60

N/A - Data not available

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Duties

Religious workers in this group perform some or all of the following duties:

  • help with services of public worship and religious rites
  • give religious education, spiritual guidance and moral support to members of a religious community
  • run programs providing food, clothing and shelter

Work environment

Key aspects of the work in this occupation:

  • Work takes place in a conventional indoor setting.

Workforce and employment statistics

Workforce characteristics

1,100 workers are employed
35% of workers are working mostly full time

Source: 2016 Census

Employment by gender

  Men
  Women

Source: 2016 Census

Employment by age group

  15 - 24 years
  25 - 44 years
  45 - 64 years
  65+ years

Source: 2016 Census

Labour force by industry

Repair, Personal and Non-Profit Services:
80%
Health Care and Social Assistance:
10%
Educational Services:
4%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services:
2%
Construction:
1%
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Source: 2016 Census

Employment by region

Select your region:
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
  % employment of this occupation
  % employment of all occupations
Cariboo
Kootenay
Mainland / Southwest
North Coast & Nechako
Northeast
Thompson-Okanagan
Vancouver Island / Coast

Source: 2016 Census

Career paths and resources

Career paths

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Additional resources

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Profile last updated:
July 14, 2020
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