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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
21-2011 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
53,180 |
1.9 % |
$26.53 |
$55,190 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.89 |
$17.70 |
$24.23 |
$31.41 |
$41.81 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$26,810 |
$36,810 |
$50,400 |
$65,320 |
$86,970 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Religious Organizations |
24,690 |
12.27 |
$25.60 |
$53,260 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
8,080 |
0.14 |
$26.85 |
$55,840 |
Home Health Care Services |
7,380 |
0.49 |
$27.92 |
$58,070 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
2,120 |
0.13 |
$28.31 |
$58,890 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,810 |
0.02 |
$24.81 |
$51,600 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Religious Organizations |
24,690 |
12.27 |
$25.60 |
$53,260 |
Home Health Care Services |
7,380 |
0.49 |
$27.92 |
$58,070 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
8,080 |
0.14 |
$26.85 |
$55,840 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
2,120 |
0.13 |
$28.31 |
$58,890 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
210 |
0.12 |
$20.07 |
$41,740 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
7,210 |
0.76 |
2.09 |
$28.12 |
$58,500 |
California |
6,610 |
0.38 |
1.05 |
$34.04 |
$70,800 |
Oregon |
4,180 |
2.19 |
6.06 |
$25.59 |
$53,220 |
Texas |
3,140 |
0.25 |
0.70 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
Florida |
3,010 |
0.34 |
0.95 |
$24.98 |
$51,950 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Oregon |
4,180 |
2.19 |
6.06 |
$25.59 |
$53,220 |
Montana |
720 |
1.54 |
4.24 |
$22.59 |
$46,980 |
Hawaii |
670 |
1.06 |
2.93 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
New York |
7,210 |
0.76 |
2.09 |
$28.12 |
$58,500 |
Rhode Island |
350 |
0.73 |
2.01 |
$26.94 |
$56,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,010 |
0.52 |
1.43 |
$29.62 |
$61,600 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,010 |
0.48 |
1.33 |
$37.21 |
$77,390 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,780 |
1.47 |
4.05 |
$29.11 |
$60,540 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,630 |
0.35 |
0.97 |
$28.69 |
$59,680 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,030 |
0.28 |
0.78 |
$25.76 |
$53,590 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,030 |
0.36 |
0.99 |
$27.81 |
$57,830 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,000 |
0.51 |
1.40 |
$22.10 |
$45,970 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
880 |
0.45 |
1.23 |
$23.83 |
$49,560 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
870 |
0.35 |
0.97 |
$34.97 |
$72,730 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
820 |
0.31 |
0.85 |
$28.57 |
$59,430 |
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