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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Funeral Attendants
Industry profile for Funeral Attendants
Geographic profile for Funeral Attendants

National estimates for Funeral Attendants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Funeral Attendants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
32,620 1.8 % $ 16.92 $ 35,200 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Funeral Attendants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.60 $ 13.86 $ 16.27 $ 18.32 $ 22.39
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,120 $ 28,820 $ 33,850 $ 38,110 $ 46,580


Industry profile for Funeral Attendants:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Funeral Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 32,370 23.58 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Employment Services 120 0.00 $ 16.23 $ 33,750
Management of Companies and Enterprises 60 0.00 $ 17.51 $ 36,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Funeral Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 32,370 23.58 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Management of Companies and Enterprises 60 0.00 $ 17.51 $ 36,430
Employment Services 120 0.00 $ 16.23 $ 33,750

Top paying industries for Funeral Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 60 (7) $ 17.51 $ 36,430
Death Care Services 32,370 23.58 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Employment Services 120 (7) $ 16.23 $ 33,750


Geographic profile for Funeral Attendants:

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



Map of employment of funeral attendants by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Funeral Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 2,300 0.17 0.79 $ 13.96 $ 29,040
Florida 1,860 0.19 0.90 $ 15.81 $ 32,880
California 1,860 0.10 0.48 $ 20.30 $ 42,220
Pennsylvania 1,780 0.30 1.39 $ 17.27 $ 35,920
North Carolina 1,550 0.32 1.51 $ 18.89 $ 39,290


Map of location quotient of funeral attendants by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 440 0.64 2.98 $ 14.90 $ 31,000
South Carolina 1,060 0.48 2.21 $ 14.14 $ 29,420
Oklahoma 730 0.44 2.04 $ 15.66 $ 32,560
South Dakota 190 0.43 1.99 $ 15.93 $ 33,140
Indiana 1,210 0.38 1.78 $ 15.71 $ 32,680


Map of annual mean wages of funeral attendants by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Funeral Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 70 0.10 0.49 $ 28.94 $ 60,190
New Jersey 720 0.17 0.80 $ 22.20 $ 46,180
Massachusetts 820 0.23 1.05 $ 21.50 $ 44,710
Connecticut 460 0.28 1.29 $ 20.72 $ 43,090
Delaware 160 0.34 1.59 $ 20.64 $ 42,920



Map of employment of funeral attendants by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Funeral Attendants:

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 1,270 0.13 0.62 $ 22.03 $ 45,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 830 0.18 0.85 $ 17.81 $ 37,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 760 0.12 0.57 $ 20.06 $ 41,730
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 570 0.20 0.95 $ 16.10 $ 33,480
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 560 0.30 1.38 $ 16.33 $ 33,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 540 0.19 0.88 $ 19.42 $ 40,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 500 0.16 0.74 $ 13.92 $ 28,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 500 0.18 0.85 $ 22.82 $ 47,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 470 0.12 0.55 $ 14.52 $ 30,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 450 0.17 0.77 $ 16.52 $ 34,370


Map of location quotient of funeral attendants by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Attendants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 70 1.85 8.60 $ 13.83 $ 28,760
Cumberland, MD-WV 40 1.04 4.84 $ 16.22 $ 33,740
Saginaw, MI 80 1.02 4.73 $ 15.60 $ 32,450
Roanoke, VA 140 0.93 4.35 $ 14.39 $ 29,940
Monroe, MI 40 0.92 4.29 $ 15.78 $ 32,820
Lynchburg, VA 90 0.88 4.09 $ 15.23 $ 31,670
Johnson City, TN 60 0.78 3.64 $ 15.00 $ 31,200
Terre Haute, IN 50 0.78 3.62 $ 15.14 $ 31,500
Florence, SC 70 0.77 3.58 $ 13.23 $ 27,510
Waterbury, CT 50 0.73 3.38 $ 20.20 $ 42,010


Map of annual mean wages of funeral attendants by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Funeral Attendants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 70 0.06 0.30 $ 23.64 $ 49,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 500 0.18 0.85 $ 22.82 $ 47,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 190 0.08 0.37 $ 22.77 $ 47,360
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,270 0.13 0.62 $ 22.03 $ 45,820
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 90 0.23 1.07 $ 21.87 $ 45,480
Trenton, NJ 30 0.14 0.66 $ 21.01 $ 43,690
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 160 0.29 1.34 $ 20.67 $ 43,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 150 0.08 0.36 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Waterbury, CT 50 0.73 3.38 $ 20.20 $ 42,010
Modesto, CA 40 0.19 0.87 $ 20.09 $ 41,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Funeral Attendants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 240 0.62 2.87 $ 11.77 $ 24,480
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.84 3.93 $ 21.57 $ 44,870
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 190 0.77 3.60 $ 19.44 $ 40,420
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 140 0.89 4.16 $ 15.15 $ 31,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.49 2.30 $ 14.16 $ 29,450

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Attendants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 140 0.89 4.16 $ 15.15 $ 31,500
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 50 0.86 4.02 $ 18.65 $ 38,790
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.84 3.93 $ 21.57 $ 44,870
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.82 3.84 $ 14.91 $ 31,000
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 190 0.77 3.60 $ 19.44 $ 40,420

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Funeral Attendants:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.84 3.93 $ 21.57 $ 44,870
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.58 2.71 $ 19.95 $ 41,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 190 0.77 3.60 $ 19.44 $ 40,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 2.99 $ 19.11 $ 39,740
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.41 1.93 $ 18.92 $ 39,350


About May 2023 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024