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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
32,950 1.7 % $ 16.51 $ 34,340 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Funeral Attendants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.16 $ 13.40 $ 14.98 $ 17.92 $ 22.32
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,210 $ 27,880 $ 31,160 $ 37,270 $ 46,420


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 32,540 23.88 $ 16.49 $ 34,300

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 32,540 23.88 $ 16.49 $ 34,300

Top paying industries for Funeral Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 32,540 23.88 $ 16.49 $ 34,300
Employment Services (8) (8) $ 15.90 $ 33,070


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 2022


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 3,240 0.25 1.12 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
Ohio 1,900 0.35 1.59 $ 15.55 $ 32,350
California 1,810 0.10 0.46 $ 19.48 $ 40,510
Pennsylvania 1,710 0.29 1.32 $ 18.86 $ 39,230
Florida 1,580 0.17 0.77 $ 14.66 $ 30,490


Map of location quotient of funeral attendants by state, May 2022


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 470 0.70 3.14 $ 13.49 $ 28,060
South Carolina 1,040 0.48 2.16 $ 14.49 $ 30,130
North Dakota 160 0.41 1.82 $ 16.95 $ 35,260
Iowa 600 0.39 1.76 $ 16.00 $ 33,280
South Dakota 170 0.38 1.71 $ 15.54 $ 32,320


Map of annual mean wages of funeral attendants by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Funeral Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 840 0.21 0.92 $ 22.35 $ 46,500
Massachusetts 1,050 0.29 1.32 $ 20.12 $ 41,850
Nevada 100 0.07 0.32 $ 19.84 $ 41,280
California 1,810 0.10 0.46 $ 19.48 $ 40,510
Oregon 90 0.05 0.21 $ 19.36 $ 40,270



Map of employment of funeral attendants by area, May 2022


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 1,220 0.13 0.60 $ 21.54 $ 44,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 810 0.18 0.82 $ 17.13 $ 35,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 800 0.13 0.59 $ 19.09 $ 39,700
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 800 0.26 1.17 $ 16.56 $ 34,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 640 0.17 0.75 $ 16.76 $ 34,850
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 590 0.22 0.97 $ 20.94 $ 43,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 570 0.30 1.36 $ 14.57 $ 30,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 520 0.19 0.85 $ 16.28 $ 33,860
Pittsburgh, PA 490 0.46 2.07 $ 18.40 $ 38,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 480 0.18 0.82 $ 14.92 $ 31,040


Map of location quotient of funeral attendants by area, May 2022


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 60 1.73 7.75 $ 12.98 $ 27,000
Monroe, MI 40 1.10 4.93 $ 14.24 $ 29,610
Roanoke, VA 160 1.09 4.88 $ 13.62 $ 28,330
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 30 0.93 4.16 $ 15.54 $ 32,330
Sumter, SC 30 0.90 4.06 $ 13.61 $ 28,300
Lynchburg, VA 90 0.89 4.00 $ 13.69 $ 28,470
Kokomo, IN 30 0.86 3.86 $ 13.46 $ 28,000
Cumberland, MD-WV 30 0.86 3.84 $ 15.49 $ 32,230
Saginaw, MI 60 0.82 3.69 $ 13.93 $ 28,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 90 0.82 3.67 $ 14.97 $ 31,140


Map of annual mean wages of funeral attendants by area, May 2022


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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 180 0.07 0.33 $ 22.59 $ 46,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 80 0.07 0.31 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
San Angelo, TX 30 0.68 3.06 $ 22.28 $ 46,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,220 0.13 0.60 $ 21.54 $ 44,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 590 0.22 0.97 $ 20.94 $ 43,550
Trenton, NJ 40 0.18 0.82 $ 20.58 $ 42,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 470 0.17 0.76 $ 20.36 $ 42,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 220 0.12 0.52 $ 20.01 $ 41,620
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 100 0.29 1.28 $ 19.57 $ 40,710
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 80 0.08 0.35 $ 19.37 $ 40,290

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)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 200 0.78 3.51 $ 15.03 $ 31,260
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 200 0.71 3.20 $ 16.90 $ 35,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 180 0.47 2.11 $ 13.23 $ 27,520
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 0.59 2.66 $ 15.82 $ 32,900
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 140 0.45 2.02 $ 16.35 $ 34,010

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)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 100 1.21 5.42 $ 14.50 $ 30,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 70 1.19 5.33 $ 16.70 $ 34,730
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 130 0.97 4.35 $ 18.17 $ 37,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 0.93 4.19 $ 13.97 $ 29,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.88 3.96 $ 14.38 $ 29,910

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)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 1.40 $ 19.77 $ 41,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 70 0.49 2.22 $ 19.25 $ 40,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 80 0.75 3.38 $ 19.23 $ 39,990
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 90 0.49 2.21 $ 18.86 $ 39,230
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 130 0.97 4.35 $ 18.17 $ 37,800


About May 2022 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023