Careers for Religion Majors
WHERE THE JOBS ARE
BUSINESS
- Administration/Management
- Building Management
- Human Resources
- Research
Employers: churches, synagogues, and mosques; denominational hospitals, homes, schools, boards, and agencies; religiously affiliated schools; religious bookstores; religious publishers; seminaries; theology schools
CHAPLAINCY
- Institutional
- Military
Employers: all branches of military service; correctional institutions; homes for children, youth, senior citizens; hospices; hospitals; police and fire departments
CLERGY
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- Jewish
- Protestant
Employers: churches, synagogues, mosques; denominational boards and agencies; monasteries; religious organizations
COMMUNICATIONS
- Advertising
- Commercial Art
- Editing
- Film
- Public Relations
- Publishing
- Radio
- Sales
- Television
- Writing
Employers: denominational boards and agencies; denominational publishing houses of books and magazines; interdenominational organizations; secular publishing houses; secular radio, television, and film industry
EDUCATION
- Administration/Staff
- Campus Ministry
- Chaplaincy
- Counseling
- Religious Life Programming
- Research
- Teaching
Employers: Buddhist monasteries such as Chuang Yen Monastery; organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ, Muslim Student Association, Hillel; preparatory schools; private, public, or religiously affiliated universities, colleges, and schools; theology schools
HEALTH & WELFARE MINISTRIES
- Administration
- Chaplaincy
- Counseling: Mental Health or Pastoral
- Religious Activities Programming
- Residential Living
- Social Services
Employers: assisted living homes, children/youth homes, hospitals, mental health treatment facilities, nursing homes, retirement homes
LOCAL MINISTRIES
- Adult Ministries
- Counseling/Recovery
- Day Care: Children or Adult
- Family Life Center Management
- Films
- Food Bank/Emergency Ministries
- Journalism
- Leisure Ministries
- Missionary Outreach
- Music
- Public Relations
- Publishing
- Radio
- Religious Education
- Television
- Youth Ministries
Employers: denominational boards; local churches, synagogues, and mosques; religious organizations
MISSIONS
- Church & Community Development
- Community Centers
- Education
- Evangelism
- Medical
- Metropolitan Ministries
Employers: denominational boards or agencies, evangelical organizations, local churches, missions boards, religious institutions
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
Employers: Buddhist, denominational groups including Roman Catholic (nuns & monks), Episcopal, Greek Orthodox
SOCIAL SERVICES
- Administration
- Advocacy
- Camp Administration
- Counseling
- Crisis Services (pregnancy, housing, etc.)
- Financial/Debt Counseling
- Lobbying
- Programming
- Public Relations
- Retail
- Vocational Training
Employers: adoption agencies/foster care; correctional institutions; nonprofit organizations including United Way, Red Cross, Goodwill Industries, and Salvation Army; nursing homes; religious hospitals and hospices; religious political organizations; shelters; youth organizations and camps including YMCA, YWCA, and Young Life
