DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

39-4021 Funeral Attendants

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 3010$15.85/hr$1.07/hr$11.60/hr$13.64/hr$15.62/hr$18.29/hr$20.53/hr
Minnesota 50084$15.79/hr$0.81/hr$10.67/hr$12.45/hr$15.78/hr$18.26/hr$19.90/hr
U S 34,370928$14.60/hr$0.15/hr$9.49/hr$11.12/hr$13.67/hr$17.06/hr$21.40/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Funeral Attendants
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Other Services60$15.52/hr
Other Regional Data For Funeral Attendants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Northeast Minnesota 100 $16.63/hr 3.1%
Southwest Minnesota 80 $17.75/hr 6.5%
Southeast Minnesota 60 $10.73/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 30 $15.62/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A $16.59/hr 6.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $12.27/hr N/A
Tasks for Funeral Attendants