Also called: Marketplace Chaplain
Visits workplaces to offer confidential care to employees going through hard times.
A workplace chaplain walks the floor of a factory or trucking company, chats with workers, visits an employee in the hospital, and helps families after a death.
Estimate; many are part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Ministry training; chaplaincy certification helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theology, Counseling.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks clergy growth.
Low risk for 10 years. Walking a factory floor and caring for workers in hard times depends on human trust.
Classes: Psychology, Speech, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-2011.
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