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Funeral Attendants Salary in FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Funeral Attendants in FL have a median annual salary of $30,210, with 1,700 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $28,860 at the 10th percentile to $40,180 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$30,210

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$14.52

Employment

1,700

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$28,860
10th
$29,420
25th
$30,210
Median
$35,520
75th
$40,180
90th

Local compared with national

FL

$30,210

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,680

Median annual · 2025

The FL median is 15.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,470).

Top skills

  1. 1.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Service OrientationImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 2.4
  11. 11.WritingImportance 2.3
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Bookkeeping software
  • iCIMS Talent Cloud software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Greet people at the funeral home.
  • Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
  • Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
  • Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
  • Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
  • Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
  • Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
  • Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.
  • Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
  • Act as pallbearers.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Funeral Attendants salary in other locations

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