Also called: Parish Music Director, Choir Director
Plays the organ and leads the choir for worship services.
A church organist practices hymns during the week, rehearses the choir on Thursday nights, and plays for Sunday services, weddings, and funerals.
Estimate; many are part-time and paid per service.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in organ or music performance is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Music Performance, Sacred Music.
Growing slowly. Fewer traditional services, but trained organists are scarce.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can't replace a live organist and choir director for worship, weddings and funerals.
Classes: Piano or organ lessons, Choir, AP Music Theory.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2041.
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