Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.

“Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.” is a core task performed by Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#10 most important). About 88% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Manage budgets or finances. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations. · importance 4.2
• Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers. · importance 4.2
• Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs. · importance 4.1
• Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems. · importance 4.0
• Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats. · importance 4.0
• Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation. · importance 4.0
• Train and supervise religious education instructional staff. · importance 3.9
• Implement program plans by ordering needed materials, scheduling speakers, reserving space, or handling other administrative details. · importance 3.9
• Analyze member participation or changes in congregational emphasis to determine needs for religious education. · importance 3.7
• Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to obtain program ideas, information, or resources. · importance 3.7
• Visit congregational members' homes or arrange for pastoral visits to provide information or resources regarding religious education programs. · importance 3.6
• Publicize programs through sources, such as newsletters, bulletins, or mailings. · importance 3.6
• Confer with clergy members, congregational officials, or congregational organizations to encourage support of or participation in religious education activities. · importance 3.4
• Plan fundraising activities for the church. · importance 3.2

See all tasks on the Directors, Religious Activities and Education page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12986,
  title  = {Analyze revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12986}
}