Embalmers & funeral attendants

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

18.1k

Average Age

50.9

Average Salary

$29,476

Average Male Salary

$31,124

Average Female Salary

$25,063

About

Embalmers & funeral attendants are most often employed by the Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories industry. The average yearly wage for Embalmers & funeral attendants was $29,476 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Embalmers & funeral attendants are Ohio, Marshall, Hancock, Brooke Counties PUMA, WV and West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Embalmers & funeral attendants are Ohio, Marshall, Hancock, Brooke Counties PUMA, WV and West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA.

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Employment and salary information for the Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce. Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce in 2022 was 18,073 people, of which 27.2% were women and 72.8% were men. Embalmers & funeral attendants are paid most in West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Ohio, Marshall, Hancock, Brooke Counties PUMA, WV.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

13,161

Male Workforce

± 2.82k

4,912

Female Workforce

± 1.72k

The Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce in 2022 was 18,073 people (27.2% women and 72.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 30.9% between 2014 (13,803) and 2022 (18,073).

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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Illinois ($72,363), California ($44,829), and Kentucky ($41,560).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$29,476

AVERAGE WAGE

#483 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Embalmers & funeral attendants earned an average of $29,476, $35,206 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Embalmers & funeral attendants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.467

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Embalmers & funeral attendants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.467, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($52,734).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

18.1k

2022 Workforce

± 3,300

7.46%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.5%

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 98.3%, followed by Other personal services with 1.16% and National security & international affairs with 0.493%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Embalmers & funeral attendants in the US. The workforce of Embalmers & funeral attendants in 2022 was 18,073 people, with 27.2% woman, and 72.8% men. The average age of male Embalmers & funeral attendants in the workforce is 53.3 and of female Embalmers & funeral attendants is 44.4, 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 2022 was 18,073 people, with 27.2% woman, and 72.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 65 to 69 years (2,574 people), 20 to 24 years (1,977 people), and 70 to 74 years (1,652 people). Among them they concentrated 35.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 14.6% of Embalmers & funeral attendants workers were Hispanic and 85.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77%), Puerto Rican (15.1)%, and Salvadoran (7.91)%

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Races

In 2022, 79.1% of the Embalmers & funeral attendants workforce were White, of which 24.5% were women and 75.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.08%) and Two or More Races (5.72%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (984 people), Education (461 people), and Psychology (308 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Embalmers & funeral attendants workers were Some college (5,247 people), High School or Equivalent (5,021 people), and Associates Degree (2,779 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, Speaking, Service Orientation.