Theology and Religious Vocations Major Salary and Careers Data

This page contains key outcome data for the Theology and Religious Vocations Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.

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Overall Major Information

  • Field: Liberal Arts
  • Average Income: $37,000 (Rank: 164 of 173)
  • 25% Make Less Than: $20,000
  • Unemployment Rate: 2.70% (Rank: 36 of 171)
  • Percent Female: 37.2%
  • Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 32.2%
  • Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.6%
  • Percent Who Get a PhD: 8.7%
  • Major Popularity Ranking: 53 of 173
  • Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.78 (Rank: 82 of 118)

Careers Information

This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.

  1. Clergy: 16.08% (Average Income: $39,000)
  2. Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 4.27% (Average Income: $37,000)
  3. Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.27%
  4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 3.27% (Average Income: $32,000)
  5. Directors, Religious Activities and Education: 2.68% (Average Income: $34,000)
  6. Retail Salespersons: 2.46% (Average Income: $33,000)
  7. Customer Service Representatives: 2.39% (Average Income: $25,000)
  8. Childcare Workers: 2.23% (Average Income: $21,000)
  9. First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.04% (Average Income: $44,000)
  10. Managers,  (including Postmasters): 1.94% (Average Income: $61,000)
  11. Religious Workers, : 1.81% (Average Income: $27,000)
  12. Social Workers: 1.42% (Average Income: $31,000)
  13. Counselors: 1.35% (Average Income: $32,000)
  14. Secondary School Teachers: 1.31% (Average Income: $30,000)
  15. Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers: 1.25% (Average Income: $36,000)
  16. Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.19% (Average Income: $50,000)
  17. Waiters and Waitresses: 1.12% (Average Income: $27,000)
  18. Office and administrative support workers, : 1.12% (Average Income: $35,000)
  19. Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.07% (Average Income: $29,000)
  20. Teacher Assistants: 1.04% (Average Income: $17,000)
  21. Food Preparation Workers: 0.98% (Average Income: $21,000)
  22. Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers: 0.97% (Average Income: $20,000)
  23. Janitors and Building Cleaners: 0.93% (Average Income: $21,000)
  24. Police Officers and Detectives: 0.92% (Average Income: $52,000)
  25. Education Administrators: 0.86% (Average Income: $41,000)

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Last updated on January 3, 2023