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AI exposure Community and social service

Will AI replace directors?

Directors, Religious Activities and Education. US occupation 21-2021.

15.3%

of the time directors spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of directors' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 147 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 80% of them.Further along than 80% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for directorsWhat directors no longer do alone

O*NET lists 19 tasks for directors. AI use at work shows up in 2 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Locate and distribute resources, such as periodicals or curricula, to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs.Core task mostly automated 0.90
  2. Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.Core task automated and assisted 0.83

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

17 of the 19 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education.Core task
  • Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.Core task
  • Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources.Core task
  • Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.Core task
  • Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities.Core task
  • Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.Core task
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  • Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.Core task
  • Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details.Core task
  • Participate in denominational activities aimed at goals, such as promoting interfaith understanding or providing aid to new or small congregations.Core task
  • Plan fundraising activities for the church.Core task
  • Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings.Core task
  • Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.Core task
  • Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.Core task
  • Train and supervise religious education instructional staff.Core task
  • Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs.Core task
  • Interpret religious education activities to the public through speaking, leading discussions, or writing articles for local or national publications.
  • Plan or conduct conferences dealing with the interpretation of religious ideas or convictions.

How that compares

Among the 12 community and social service occupations, directors rank 1. The group averages 5.2%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 143Logisticians 15.7%
  2. 145Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 15.6%
  3. 145Computer and Information Systems Managers 15.6%

Just below

  1. 148Advertising Sales Agents 14.8%
  2. 149Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 14.7%
  3. 150Computer Hardware Engineers 14.5%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.