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Funeral Attendants vs Orderlies

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Funeral Attendants and Orderlies 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 Orderlies
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$34,610
$37,700
Employment · BLS OEWS
30,560
53,020
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
63rd pct
0th pct

At a glance

Dimension Funeral Attendants Orderlies
Median pay $34,610 $37,700
Employment 30,560 53,020
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.1%) About average (+3.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 5,700 7,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 63rd pct Low · 0th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 21st pct · 17% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (47.4%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman 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, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Active Listening, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Transportation, Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination, Written Comprehension, Speech Recognition, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Static Strength, Far Vision, Critical Thinking, Inductive Reasoning, Multilimb Coordination, Trunk Strength, Judgment and Decision Making, Public Safety and Security, Writing.

Specific to Funeral Attendants

  • Administrative
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Law and Government
  • Communications and Media
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Administration and Management
  • Mathematics
  • Time Management

Specific to Orderlies

  • Extent Flexibility
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Explosive Strength
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Stamina
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Gross Body Coordination

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 .

Specific to Funeral Attendants

Specific to Orderlies

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Funeral Attendants or Orderlies — 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 Orderlies." 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-orderlies

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-funeral-attendants-vs-orderlies,
  title  = {Funeral Attendants vs Orderlies},
  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-orderlies}
}

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