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Mostly Resilient
Last Update: 5/19/2026
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
59.3%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
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Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
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Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
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This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
There are a reasonable number of sources for this result, but there is some disagreement between them.
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AI Resilience Report forClergy
Clergy are somewhat more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 7 sources.
Clergy work is labeled "Mostly Resilient" because the heart of what pastors and chaplains do — offering spiritual presence, emotional support, moral guidance, and genuine human connection — is something AI simply can't replicate. While AI tools are already helping with behind-the-scenes tasks like sermon prep, scheduling, and communication, most clergy and their communities are cautious about letting AI take over the deeply personal parts of ministry, like counseling or spiritual care.
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Clergy work is labeled "Mostly Resilient" because the heart of what pastors and chaplains do — offering spiritual presence, emotional support, moral guidance, and genuine human connection — is something AI simply can't replicate. While AI tools are already helping with behind-the-scenes tasks like sermon prep, scheduling, and communication, most clergy and their communities are cautious about letting AI take over the deeply personal parts of ministry, like counseling or spiritual care.
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Clergy
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 5/14/2026
How is AI changing Clergy jobs?
Right now, AI in ministry looks more like helpful augmentation than full automation — but adoption is growing fast. According to a Lifeway Research survey reported by Christianity Today, 10% of U.S. Protestant pastors are regular AI users and another 32% are experimenting [1], with younger, urban, and more formally educated pastors leading the way. Most use it for behind-the-scenes work.
Barna Group found that a strong majority of pastors (77%) believe God can use AI, and many ministries already rely on it for marketing, attendance tracking, and communication while remaining cautious about sermon writing or counseling [2]. The National Association of Evangelicals describes the moment plainly: tools like sermon-clip generators, discipleship chatbots, AI translation, and automated transcription are already shaping ministry, with the recommendation that churches stay "AI-Enhanced, Not AI-Dependent" [3]. Pastoral care — the deeply human work clergy do — is much harder to automate.
A chaplain writing in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics describes how a research project planning to use AI chaplain avatars for trauma nurses was suspended after chaplains raised concerns that AI lacked the presence, tradition, and discernment real spiritual care requires [4].
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How fast is AI adoption growing for Clergy?
Adoption will likely stay moderate and selective. Sermon-prep tools, chatbots, and admin software are cheap, widely available, and save time, so smaller churches with tight budgets find them attractive. But trust is a real brake: Lifeway's data show 84% of pastors worry AI content contains errors, 76% worry about bias, and 55% say God shares His Word through people, not machines [5].
The good news for anyone considering this career: the parts that matter most — presence, empathy, moral wisdom, building community — are exactly what AI can't replicate.
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Career: Clergy
They lead religious services, offer spiritual guidance, and support people in their faith and personal challenges.
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$60,820
Jobs (2024)
262,000
Growth (2024-34)
+1.0%
Annual Openings
23,000
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
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Train leaders of church, community, or youth groups.
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Study and interpret religious laws, doctrines, or traditions.
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Pray and promote spirituality.
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Share information about religious issues by writing articles, giving speeches, or teaching.
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Respond to requests for assistance during emergencies or crises.
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Devise ways in which congregational membership can be expanded.
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Organize and lead regular religious services.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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