Embalmers & funeral attendants

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

18.9k

Average Age

50.1

Average Salary

$32,284

Average Male Salary

$32,618

Average Female Salary

$31,610

About

Embalmers & funeral attendants are most often employed by the Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories industry. The average yearly wage for Embalmers & funeral attendants was $32,284 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Embalmers & funeral attendants are Columbus, Bladen & Robeson Counties PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Embalmers & funeral attendants are Macon, Dekalb & Cannon Counties PUMA, TN, Merced County (West & South)--Los Banos & Livingston Cities PUMA, CA, and Lee (East) & Russell Counties--Phenix City & Smiths Station Cities PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce. Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce in 2024 was 18,878 people, of which 33.1% were women and 66.9% were men.

Embalmers & funeral attendants are paid most in Columbus, Bladen & Robeson Counties PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Macon, Dekalb & Cannon Counties PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

12,629

Male Workforce

± 2.76k

6,249

Female Workforce

± 1.94k

The Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce in 2024 was 18,878 people (33.1% women and 66.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 36.8% between 2014 (13,803) and 2024 (18,878).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Embalmers & funeral attendants.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Illinois ($69,243), New Mexico ($57,084), and Kentucky ($47,608).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,284

AVERAGE WAGE

#426 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Embalmers & funeral attendants earned an average of $32,284, $37,593 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Embalmers & funeral attendants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Embalmers & funeral attendants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.465, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Embalmers & funeral attendants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Embalmers & funeral attendants compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Embalmers & funeral attendants and on wages for those in the field. Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories is the industry that employs the most Embalmers & funeral attendants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Embalmers & funeral attendants, by average wage, is National security & international affairs ($64,008).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

18.9k

2024 Workforce

± 3,373

5.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.3%

This graphic shows the share of Embalmers & funeral attendants employed by various industries. Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories employs the largest share of Embalmers & funeral attendants at 98.4%, followed by Other personal services with 1.2% and National security & international affairs with 0.389%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Embalmers & funeral attendants in the US. The workforce of Embalmers & funeral attendants in 2024 was 18,878 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men. The average age of male Embalmers & funeral attendants in the workforce is 52 and of female Embalmers & funeral attendants is 46.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Embalmers & funeral attendants is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Embalmers & funeral attendants in 2024 was 18,878 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 65 to 69 years (2,505 people), 60 to 64 years (1,681 people), and 55 to 59 years (1,638 people). Among them they concentrated 31.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 14.4% of Embalmers & funeral attendants workers were Hispanic and 85.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.4%), Puerto Rican (24.7)%, and Salvadoran (6.49)%

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Races

In 2024, 73.7% of the Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce were White, of which 29% were women and 71% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.2%) and Black (9.21%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Embalmers & funeral attendants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Embalmers & funeral attendants is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Embalmers & funeral attendants, Social Perceptiveness stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Embalmers & funeral attendants need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Embalmers & funeral attendants in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (873 people), Education (588 people), and Psychology (304 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Embalmers & funeral attendants workers were High School or Equivalent (5,357 people), Some college (5,014 people), and Bachelors Degree (3,017 people).

The graphic shows the Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Embalmers & funeral attendants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Embalmers & funeral attendants need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Active Listening.