DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Balance of State	60	5	$16.05/hr	$1.19/hr	$12.10/hr	$14.06/hr	$15.98/hr	$18.18/hr	$19.87/hr
Minnesota	500	84	$15.79/hr	$0.81/hr	$10.67/hr	$12.45/hr	$15.78/hr	$18.26/hr	$19.90/hr
U S	34,370	928	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Other Services 60 $15.97/hr

Other Regional Data For Funeral Attendants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Northwest Balance of State 120 $16.55/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 110 $16.05/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 100 $17.22/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 60 $15.98/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 40 $14.54/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A $12.27/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A $17.47/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

• Places casket in parlor or chapel prior to wake or funeral.
• Carries flowers to hearse or limousine for transportation to place of interment.
• Issues and stores funeral equipment.
• Assists in carrying casket.
• Assists mourners in and out of limousines.
• Arranges floral offerings or lights around casket.
• Assists in closing casket.
• Directs or escorts mourners to parlor or chapel in which wake or funeral is being held.