Careers / Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$55,010
United States, 2025
Employment
25,100
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.
- O*NET code
- 39-4031.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Receive or usher people to their seats for services.
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.
- Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.
- Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.
- Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.
- Perform embalming duties, as necessary.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Remove deceased remains from place of death.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$33,350
25th percentile
$42,430
75th percentile
$72,010
90th percentile
$88,620
Most important skills
- Social Perceptiveness4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Service Orientation3.9
- Coordination3.8
- Speaking3.8
- Time Management3.4
- Reading Comprehension3.3
- Writing3.3
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Negotiation3.1
- Persuasion3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral ArrangersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | $81,530 | 80 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $81,440 | 710 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $78,280 | 60 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $75,470 | 330 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | $74,780 | 30 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $74,610 | 110 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | $73,970 | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $72,860 | 940 | 2025 |
| UT | $72,800 | 240 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $70,830 | 40 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $70,280 | 60 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | $70,100 | 110 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | $69,900 | 80 | 2025 |
| IL | $69,600 | 1,320 | 2025 |
| NJ | $69,110 | 580 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | $66,470 | 30 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | $65,250 | 40 | 2025 |
| York, PA | $64,910 | 40 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $64,450 | 40 | 2025 |
| NE | $64,310 | 210 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.