Funeral Attendants
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-4021
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 39-4021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $35,680
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 6,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 6,495 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~17.8% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Funeral Assistant, Funeral Associate, Funeral Attendant, Funeral Director, Funeral Greeter, Funeral Home Assistant
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Apply makeup to alter or enhance appearance.
- •Embalm corpses.
- •Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
- •Prepare administrative documents.
- •Transport biological or other medical materials.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Outlook | Average | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $35,680 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |