# Clergy

SOC 21-2011. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/clergy

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $60,810 (middle half $48,260–$76,640; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $47,730; 78% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.4%; ~19.2k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Theology And Religious Vocations: 24% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/theology-ministry, https://educationguide.com/degrees/bible-studies)
- Philosophy And Religious Studies: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/philosophy, https://educationguide.com/degrees/religious-studies)
- Psychology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Communications: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Business Management And Administration: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- English Language And Literature: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Music: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/music)
- History: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Finance: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $55,780
- AL: $50,180
- AR: $49,070
- AZ: $61,900
- CA: $77,710
- CO: $63,700
- CT: $63,470
- DC: $64,800
- DE: $63,260
- FL: $56,940
- GA: $60,530
- GU: $37,460
- HI: $61,050
- IA: $60,630
- ID: $59,570
- IL: $61,820
- IN: $59,020
- KS: $52,130
- KY: $58,920
- LA: $54,140
- MA: $72,190
- MD: $61,620
- ME: $64,340
- MI: $56,490
- MN: $61,230
- MO: $58,740
- MS: $52,450
- MT: $59,550
- NC: $59,600
- ND: $60,680
- NE: $57,520
- NH: $65,200
- NJ: $65,500
- NM: $64,100
- NV: $73,910
- NY: $58,580
- OH: $59,160
- OK: $59,110
- OR: $63,140
- PA: $58,300
- PR: $28,880
- RI: $59,660
- SC: $56,630
- SD: $59,860
- TN: $57,260
- TX: $59,480
- VA: $55,430
- VT: $64,950
- WA: $80,830
- WI: $60,950
- WV: $48,460
- WY: $61,590

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

Free to reuse with attribution: cite "EducationGuide.com" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0). O*NET data: CC BY 4.0, O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA).