Occupational Employment Statistics
39-4021 Funeral Attendants
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.
Southeast Minnesota
| 60 | 28 | $12.15/hr | $10.24/hr | $10.29/hr | $10.73/hr | $12.34/hr | $18.02/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | 500 | $15.77/hr |
- Issue and store funeral equipment.
- Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
- Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
- Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
- Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
- Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
- Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
- Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
- 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.