4154- Professional occupations in religion

Canada NOC: 
4154
Job Title: 

Professional occupations in religion

Job Description: 

Professionals in this unit group conduct religious services, administer the rites of a religious faith or denomination, provide spiritual and moral guidance and perform other functions associated with the practice of a religion. They perform these duties in churches, synagogues, temples or other places of worship. They may also work in other institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons.

Main Duties: 

Professionals in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:


Conduct regular religious services
Administer rites of faiths such as marriages and funerals
Pray and promote spirituality by delivering sermons and other talks
Provide spiritual and moral guidance to members of a religious faith
Supervise, plan and administer programs of religious education
May participate in humanitarian endeavours and delivery of social services and welfare activities
May share in the administrative and financial operation of a religious community
May provide consultation services to government and other organizations.

Employment Requirements: 

Completion of college, university or other program in religious studies is usually required. Some occupations in this unit group may require a master?s of divinity or theology.
A period of study with a senior minister is usually required.

Additional Inormation: 

Progression to senior positions included in this unit group, within a religious order, is possible with experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Other religious occupations (4217)

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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X