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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
35,340 2.5 % $13.69 $28,480 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.09 $10.41 $12.69 $15.74 $19.64
Annual Wage (2) $18,900 $21,650 $26,400 $32,740 $40,860


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 35,120 25.62 $13.69 $28,470

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 35,120 25.62 $13.69 $28,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 35,120 25.62 $13.69 $28,470


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)
Florida 2,500 0.29 1.19 $12.16 $25,290
Ohio 2,500 0.46 1.89 $13.00 $27,040
Pennsylvania 2,420 0.41 1.69 $13.95 $29,020
California 2,160 0.13 0.52 $18.08 $37,610
Texas 2,060 0.17 0.70 $12.89 $26,810




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 640 0.91 3.74 $12.40 $25,800
Iowa 820 0.53 2.18 $13.89 $28,880
South Carolina 1,060 0.51 2.11 $11.59 $24,100
Indiana 1,450 0.48 1.95 $11.28 $23,460
Ohio 2,500 0.46 1.89 $13.00 $27,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island (8) (8) (8) $20.85 $43,370
Massachusetts 880 0.25 1.01 $20.45 $42,540
California 2,160 0.13 0.52 $18.08 $37,610
Vermont 80 0.26 1.05 $18.08 $37,600
Idaho 50 0.07 0.29 $17.00 $35,360





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 1,070 0.11 0.46 $14.98 $31,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 810 0.31 1.27 $12.44 $25,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 780 0.13 0.52 $19.26 $40,070
Pittsburgh, PA 770 0.67 2.76 $14.33 $29,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 720 0.27 1.10 $13.51 $28,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 680 0.24 0.98 $15.39 $32,020
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 650 0.24 0.97 $21.93 $45,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 510 0.11 0.45 $12.19 $25,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 480 0.36 1.49 $11.88 $24,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 470 0.46 1.87 $13.00 $27,040




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 130 2.08 8.53 $10.33 $21,480
Kokomo, IN 50 1.30 5.34 $10.72 $22,300
Lynchburg, VA 110 1.09 4.45 $11.21 $23,320
Asheville, NC 200 1.04 4.24 $11.22 $23,330
Beckley, WV 40 1.00 4.11 $10.08 $20,960
York-Hanover, PA 180 0.98 4.00 $13.51 $28,090
Duluth, MN-WI 120 0.98 4.01 $18.06 $37,570
Johnson City, TN 70 0.91 3.74 $18.64 $38,770
Springfield, OH 40 0.79 3.23 $11.27 $23,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 90 0.79 3.24 $11.61 $24,150




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 40 0.43 1.76 $22.51 $46,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 650 0.24 0.97 $21.93 $45,610
Fresno, CA 80 0.20 0.84 $21.11 $43,920
Santa Rosa, CA (8) (8) (8) $21.03 $43,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 170 0.07 0.29 $19.42 $40,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 780 0.13 0.52 $19.26 $40,070
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (8) (8) (8) $19.24 $40,010
Johnson City, TN 70 0.91 3.74 $18.64 $38,770
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (8) (8) (8) $18.25 $37,950
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 60 0.03 0.12 $18.12 $37,690

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 260 0.77 3.15 $12.65 $26,310
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 230 0.86 3.54 $12.09 $25,150
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 230 0.58 2.40 $11.90 $24,740
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.60 6.57 $11.46 $23,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 190 1.29 5.29 $12.66 $26,340

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.60 6.57 $11.46 $23,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 150 1.53 6.25 $12.14 $25,250
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 1.52 6.21 $16.05 $33,380
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 190 1.29 5.29 $12.66 $26,340
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 120 1.26 5.17 $11.12 $23,130

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 70 0.54 2.21 $16.44 $34,200
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.45 1.84 $16.07 $33,420
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 1.52 6.21 $16.05 $33,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 110 0.59 2.43 $15.71 $32,670
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 80 0.53 2.17 $15.43 $32,090


About May 2018 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019