Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskMorticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 49,800
Employment 2024
27.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.1%
Openings (2024–34)
3.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of funeral service workers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits. AI use: 0%
- 2. Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services. AI use: 0%
- 3. Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died. AI use: 0%
- 4. Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves. AI use: 0%
- 5. Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services. AI use: 0%
- 6. Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.7 · 1.8M employed
Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 27%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Funeral service workers organize and manage the details of a ceremony honoring a deceased person.
Funeral service workers are employed in funeral homes and crematories. They are often on call; irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, are common. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
An associate’s degree in funeral service or mortuary science is the education typically required to become a funeral service worker. Most employers and state licensing laws require applicants to be 21 years old, have at least 2 years of formal postsecondary education, have supervised training, and pass a state licensing exam.
The median annual wage for funeral home managers was $76,830 in May 2024.
Overall employment of funeral service workers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.