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AI Work Index

Headline risk

13%

Low Risk

Crematory operators

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3991major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

3.1 current · 3.2 projectedConfidence low

Why This Score

Tasks

Weighted task overlap from O*NET

Wage $43K

Median annual from BLS OEWS

Demand 3%

BLS employment projections

Prep Zone 2

O*NET job zone level

Occupation profile

Operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis.

Task evidence

Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.

Method contract

structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)

headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 42,880

Employment 2024

3.1K

Projected Change

3.3%

Openings

0.6K

Wage distribution

p10: USD 31,970p25: USD 35,890median: USD 42,880p75: USD 49,800p90: USD 60,260

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

InterpersonalDetail orientedAdaptability

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft WordBelmar & Associates MortwareHMIS Advantage

Requirements

Telework: 0.6%Telework: 99.4%Credentials: 28.4%Credentials: 71.6%Credentials: <5%Credentials: >95%Credentials: 12.7%Credentials: 87.3%

Worker profile

Median age 40.9 · 404K employed

Under 25: 14% · 25–54: 65% · 55+: 21%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.