Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
39-4031 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
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. Excludes “Funeral Home Managers” (11-9171).
National estimates for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Industry profile for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Geographic profile for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
National estimates for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 24,700 |
2.1 % |
$ 27.10 |
$ 56,360 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.25 |
$ 18.21 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 40.17 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,640 |
$ 37,880 |
$ 48,950 |
$ 63,820 |
$ 83,550 |
Industry profile for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Top paying industries for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Geographic profile for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
2,180 |
0.13 |
0.75 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Ohio |
1,540 |
0.30 |
1.69 |
$ 29.77 |
$ 61,920 |
| New York |
1,470 |
0.17 |
0.97 |
$ 34.15 |
$ 71,030 |
| Illinois |
1,270 |
0.23 |
1.28 |
$ 30.08 |
$ 62,560 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,110 |
0.20 |
1.13 |
$ 26.23 |
$ 54,550 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
250 |
0.37 |
2.13 |
$ 25.88 |
$ 53,840 |
| Mississippi |
380 |
0.35 |
1.99 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,880 |
| Arkansas |
390 |
0.32 |
1.84 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,100 |
| Kentucky |
550 |
0.30 |
1.70 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,220 |
| Ohio |
1,540 |
0.30 |
1.69 |
$ 29.77 |
$ 61,920 |
Top paying states for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
80 |
0.18 |
1.02 |
$ 38.40 |
$ 79,870 |
| Minnesota |
650 |
0.24 |
1.37 |
$ 37.24 |
$ 77,460 |
| New Hampshire |
90 |
0.14 |
0.82 |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,920 |
| New York |
1,470 |
0.17 |
0.97 |
$ 34.15 |
$ 71,030 |
| Massachusetts |
590 |
0.17 |
0.99 |
$ 33.98 |
$ 70,670 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| 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 |
1,130 |
0.13 |
0.75 |
$ 34.93 |
$ 72,650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
840 |
0.15 |
0.83 |
$ 22.76 |
$ 47,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
740 |
0.17 |
0.99 |
$ 32.20 |
$ 66,980 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
400 |
0.22 |
1.27 |
$ 29.52 |
$ 61,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
390 |
0.15 |
0.85 |
$ 35.55 |
$ 73,940 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
350 |
0.27 |
1.54 |
$ 30.36 |
$ 63,140 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
340 |
0.13 |
0.72 |
$ 29.26 |
$ 60,850 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
310 |
0.17 |
0.96 |
$ 38.10 |
$ 79,240 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
290 |
0.28 |
1.60 |
$ 25.22 |
$ 52,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
280 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
40 |
0.62 |
3.53 |
$ 28.62 |
$ 59,520 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
110 |
0.55 |
3.11 |
$ 27.24 |
$ 56,660 |
| Pueblo, CO |
30 |
0.53 |
3.04 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,800 |
| Saginaw, MI |
40 |
0.49 |
2.82 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,330 |
| Florence, SC |
40 |
0.44 |
2.53 |
$ 24.76 |
$ 51,500 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
50 |
0.44 |
2.49 |
$ 33.11 |
$ 68,870 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
50 |
0.43 |
2.44 |
$ 27.55 |
$ 57,300 |
| Roanoke, VA |
60 |
0.43 |
2.43 |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,750 |
| Racine, WI |
30 |
0.42 |
2.41 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 47,720 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
40 |
0.40 |
2.30 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,670 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
310 |
0.17 |
0.96 |
$ 38.10 |
$ 79,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
390 |
0.15 |
0.85 |
$ 35.55 |
$ 73,940 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,130 |
0.13 |
0.75 |
$ 34.93 |
$ 72,650 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
60 |
0.17 |
0.96 |
$ 34.36 |
$ 71,460 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
40 |
0.37 |
2.09 |
$ 33.75 |
$ 70,210 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
50 |
0.44 |
2.49 |
$ 33.11 |
$ 68,870 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
150 |
0.15 |
0.84 |
$ 33.07 |
$ 68,780 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
40 |
0.20 |
1.16 |
$ 32.88 |
$ 68,380 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
220 |
0.18 |
1.00 |
$ 32.80 |
$ 68,220 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
70 |
0.18 |
1.02 |
$ 32.58 |
$ 67,760 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
