National Occupation Code (NOC): 42204

Religion workers include brothers, nuns, monks, religious education workers and others who provide support to ministers of religion or to a religious community and who perform certain functions associated with the practice of a religion. They may perform these duties in churches, synagogues, temples or other places of worship; in institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons; or in industrial facilities, corporate enterprises; or they may work in private practice.

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Job Duties for Religion workers

• Assist at services of public worship and religious rites
• Provide religious education, spiritual guidance and moral support to members of a religious community
• Conduct outreach activities and facilitate community involvement
• Administer programs providing food, clothing and shelter
• May plan, organize and lead worship services and church activities for a specific audience.

Alternate Job Titles

• Animator – Spiritual Guidance
• Brother/sister – Religion
• Cantor
• Christian Science Nurse – Non-medical
• Christian Science Practitioner
• Christian Science Worker
• Church Worker
• Corporate Intercessor
• Deacon
• Deaconess
• Exegete
• Faith Healer
• Gospel Worker
• Hazzan
• Home Mission Worker – Religion
• Missionary
• Mohel
• Monk
• Mother Superior/religious Superior
• Novice – Religion
• Nun
• Panthee
• Pastoral Animator
• Postulant
• Ragi
• Religious Education Worker
• Religious Superior – Religious Community
• Religious Superior/mother Superior
• Salvation Army Captain
• Salvation Army Field Worker
• Salvation Army Worker
• Sister/brother – Religion