Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

39-4021 Funeral Attendants

Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

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National estimates for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
34,370	2.7 %	$14.34	$29,830	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.32	$10.92	$13.43	$16.76	$21.02
Annual Wage (2)	$19,390	$22,720	$27,930	$34,860	$43,710

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services	34,280	25.04	$14.34	$29,830

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio	2,400	0.44	1.89	$13.46	$28,000
Florida	2,370	0.27	1.15	$13.55	$28,170
Pennsylvania	2,350	0.40	1.70	$15.57	$32,380
Texas	2,280	0.18	0.78	$12.88	$26,790
California	2,060	0.12	0.51	$18.10	$37,650

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	590	0.84	3.58	$12.59	$26,190
South Carolina	1,070	0.51	2.18	$12.43	$25,850
Indiana	1,440	0.47	2.00	$11.97	$24,900
Ohio	2,400	0.44	1.89	$13.46	$28,000
North Dakota	180	0.42	1.78	$16.34	$33,990

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	800	0.22	0.94	$21.26	$44,210
New Jersey	360	0.09	0.38	$19.83	$41,250
Vermont	80	0.26	1.09	$18.17	$37,790
California	2,060	0.12	0.51	$18.10	$37,650
Delaware	160	0.35	1.48	$17.98	$37,410

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	870	0.09	0.38	$17.59	$36,580
Pittsburgh, PA	800	0.70	2.98	$15.82	$32,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	760	0.12	0.52	$20.13	$41,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	760	0.29	1.22	$12.70	$26,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	650	0.24	1.01	$13.09	$27,220
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	560	0.20	0.86	$22.93	$47,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	550	0.19	0.82	$16.20	$33,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	480	0.10	0.44	$14.23	$29,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	460	0.44	1.89	$13.29	$27,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	430	0.13	0.57	$14.68	$30,530

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Williamsport, PA	100	1.93	8.23	$14.83	$30,840
Kokomo, IN	60	1.54	6.58	$11.14	$23,180
Wheeling, WV-OH	90	1.47	6.26	$11.06	$23,000
Utica-Rome, NY	150	1.16	4.95	$16.63	$34,590
Lima, OH	60	1.12	4.80	$9.94	$20,670
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	110	0.96	4.09	$11.04	$22,960
Terre Haute, IN	60	0.92	3.94	$13.66	$28,400
Waterbury, CT	60	0.91	3.88	$18.55	$38,590
Asheville, NC	180	0.89	3.81	$11.34	$23,590
Duluth, MN-WI	110	0.82	3.52	$17.93	$37,290