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Funeral Attendants vs Embalmers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Funeral Attendants and Embalmers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Funeral Attendants Embalmers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$34,610
$56,280
Employment · BLS OEWS
30,560
3,420
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
63rd pct
4th pct

At a glance

Dimension Funeral Attendants Embalmers
Median pay $34,610 $56,280
Employment 30,560 3,420
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.1%) About average (+1.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 5,700 600
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 63rd pct Low · 4th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 21st pct · 17% of tasks 21st pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (47.4%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Administrative, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Active Listening, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination, Written Comprehension, Speech Recognition, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Law and Government, Critical Thinking, Inductive Reasoning, Trunk Strength, Administration and Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Education and Training, Writing.

Specific to Funeral Attendants

  • Transportation
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Static Strength
  • Far Vision
  • Communications and Media
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Mathematics

Specific to Embalmers

  • Chemistry
  • Psychology
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Biology
  • Visualization
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Philosophy and Theology
  • Active Learning

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Spreadsheet software , Word processing software .

Specific to Funeral Attendants

Specific to Embalmers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Funeral Attendants or Embalmers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Funeral Attendants vs Embalmers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/funeral-attendants-vs-embalmers

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Singulariki. (2026). Funeral Attendants vs Embalmers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/funeral-attendants-vs-embalmers

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-funeral-attendants-vs-embalmers,
  title  = {Funeral Attendants vs Embalmers},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/funeral-attendants-vs-embalmers}
}

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