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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
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) |
| 35,770 |
2.4 % |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.70 |
$9.84 |
$11.94 |
$15.07 |
$19.09 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,100 |
$20,460 |
$24,830 |
$31,360 |
$39,720 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| Florida |
2,570 |
0.31 |
1.23 |
$12.78 |
$26,570 |
| California |
2,490 |
0.16 |
0.61 |
$16.44 |
$34,190 |
| Ohio |
2,350 |
0.44 |
1.73 |
$11.64 |
$24,200 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,270 |
0.39 |
1.55 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Texas |
1,840 |
0.16 |
0.62 |
$11.35 |
$23,600 |
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 |
510 |
0.74 |
2.89 |
$11.93 |
$24,820 |
| South Carolina |
940 |
0.48 |
1.87 |
$11.09 |
$23,070 |
| Virginia |
1,700 |
0.45 |
1.78 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Iowa |
690 |
0.45 |
1.76 |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Delaware |
200 |
0.45 |
1.76 |
$14.33 |
$29,820 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
800 |
0.12 |
0.48 |
$16.05 |
$33,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
790 |
0.19 |
0.74 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
750 |
0.66 |
2.60 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
570 |
0.22 |
0.87 |
$14.09 |
$29,300 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
550 |
0.54 |
2.11 |
$11.44 |
$23,790 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
510 |
0.38 |
1.49 |
$12.04 |
$25,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
430 |
0.12 |
0.47 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
400 |
0.50 |
1.96 |
$11.86 |
$24,680 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
400 |
0.43 |
1.70 |
$12.48 |
$25,960 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division |
380 |
0.34 |
1.34 |
$13.17 |
$27,400 |
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) |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
110 |
1.74 |
6.83 |
$10.46 |
$21,750 |
| Bay City, MI |
50 |
1.56 |
6.13 |
$10.56 |
$21,970 |
| Beckley, WV |
70 |
1.51 |
5.94 |
$9.90 |
$20,590 |
| Springfield, OH |
70 |
1.40 |
5.50 |
$10.59 |
$22,030 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
140 |
1.39 |
5.45 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
| Monroe, MI |
50 |
1.19 |
4.68 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Roanoke, VA |
170 |
1.10 |
4.34 |
$13.26 |
$27,590 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
60 |
1.06 |
4.16 |
$12.29 |
$25,550 |
| Lima, OH |
50 |
1.06 |
4.15 |
$10.60 |
$22,050 |
| Johnson City, TN |
70 |
0.93 |
3.64 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
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