Other Religious Workers
(NOC 4217)
in All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community ServicesThis group includes brothers, nuns, monks, religious education workers and others who provide support to ministers of religion or to a religious community and who perform certain functions associated with the practice of a religion. They may work in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or other places of worship, in institutions like schools, hospitals and prisons, or in industrial facilities and businesses, or they may work in private practice.
Job Outlook
Average
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Compared to: All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community Services
Hourly Pay
$14.50
Minimum$20.00
Median$30.05
MaximumAnnual Pay
N/A
Minimum$32,672
MedianN/A
MaximumCompared to: All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community Services
Hourly Pay
$16.30
Minimum$30.00
Median$51.30
MaximumAnnual Pay
$5,616
Minimum$44,335
Median$92,599
MaximumAbout the job
Nature of work
This group includes brothers, nuns, monks, religious education workers and others who provide support to ministers of religion or to a religious community and who perform certain functions associated with the practice of a religion. They may work in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or other places of worship, in institutions like schools, hospitals and prisons, or in industrial facilities and businesses, or they may work in private practice.
Job duties
The following is a summary of main duties for some jobs in this group:
- Help at public worship and religious rites services.
- Provide religious education, spiritual guidance, and moral support to members of a religious community.
- Administer programs providing food, clothing, and shelter.
Sample job titles
- Christian science practitioner
- church worker
- faith healer
- gospel worker
- missionary
- nun
- ragi
- religious education worker
- Salvation Army worker
- sister/brother - religion
Skills
- You should be sensitive, reliable, discreet, and interested in serving the needs of others. Patience, self-discipline, and emotional stability are also important. You must be able to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing. Leadership and organizational skills are necessary. An understanding of human nature and the behavioural sciences is essential for counselling.
Job requirements
- Requirements range from high school completion to a university undergraduate degree, depending on the particular job and religion.
- There may be other employment requirements depending on the particular job and religion.
Other considerations
- People in these jobs may work long and irregular hours in administrative, educational, and community service activities.
By the numbers
Quick look
employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Compared to: All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community Services
employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Where will I likely work?
Halifax
$32,689 median annual incomeCape Breton
N/ANorth Shore
N/AAnnapolis Valley
N/ASouthern
N/ACompared to: All NS Occupations
Halifax
North Shore
Annapolis Valley
Cape Breton
Southern
Top Industries of Employment
Other services (except public administration)
Health care and social assistance
Finance and insurance
Educational services
Public administration
What is the age of Employment?
55-64
45-54
35-44
25-34
65+
15-24
Compared to: All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community Services
35-44
45-54
25-34
55-64
15-24
Top levels of education
Bachelor
$53,363 median annual incomeMaster
N/ACollege Diploma
N/AHigh school
N/ALess than high school
N/ACompared to: All Education, Law, Government, Social and Community Services
Bachelor
$45,929 median annual incomeCollege Diploma
$35,398 median annual incomeMaster
$71,043 median annual incomeHigh school
$29,055 median annual incomeDoctorate
$100,443 median annual incomeEducation & training
Divinity/Ministry (BDiv, MDiv)
College or University ProgramThese programs prepare students for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. They include courses in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies.
Institutions providing this program
Wolfville, NS
Lay Ministry
College or University ProgramThese programs prepare non-ordained individuals to serve as lay pastors, religious educators, youth leaders, and other professional positions open to the laity in local churches and other settings. They include courses in bible studies, theology, spirituality, pastoral counselling, foundations of ministry, effective communication, and church leadership.
Institutions providing this program
Philosophy
College or University ProgramThese programs focus on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. They include courses in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
Institutions providing this program
Wolfville, NS
Sydney, NS
Religion/Religious Studies
College or University ProgramThese programs focus on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. They include courses in phenomenology, the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion, mythology, scriptural and textual studies, religious history and politics, and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behaviour.
Institutions providing this program
Wolfville, NS
Sydney, NS
Theology/Theological Studies
College or University ProgramThese programs focus on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. They include courses in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life.
Institutions providing this program
Wolfville, NS
Youth Ministry
College or University ProgramThese programs prepare the ordained clergy and other religious professionals to provide spiritual, counselling, and leadership services to children, adolescents, and young adults. They include courses in child and adolescent psychology, human growth and development, family studies, communication skills, religious education, youth counselling, small group leadership, planning and organizing youth activities, volunteer supervision, and youth evangelism and worship.
Institutions providing this program
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