Embalmers and Funeral Attendants

This post summarizes key statistics on Embalmers and Funeral Attendants using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	15,448
25	27,009
30	39,093
35	34,023
40	37,076
45	45,363
50	37,902
55	34,023
60	35,437
65	15,125

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	5.3
High School Degree	25.9
Some College, No Degree	28.6
Associate's Degree	15.1
Bachelor's Degree	18.7
Master's Degree	4.6
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	1.2
PhD	0.7

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	31.60
20-39	18.30
39-41	33.30
41-50	11.30
50-60	5.30
More than 60	0.30

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Embalmers and Funeral Attendants.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
96.40	25,929	Funeral service and crematories
0.90	21,608	Miscellaneous personal services
0.60	32,412	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
0.50	97,733	National security and international affairs
0.30	41,960	Colleges and universities
0.20	3,402	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
0.20	70,225	Manufacturing industries, n.s.
0.20	-226	Auto and home supply stores
0.20	48,765	Offices and clinics of physicians
0.20	32,412	Army

This table highlights the top industries people working as Embalmers and Funeral Attendants work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Embalmers and Funeral Attendants. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
74.90	No 4-Year Degree	25,929
2.00	General Business	50,562
2.00	Business Management and Administration	15,666
1.60	Cosmetology Services and Culinary Arts	39,549
1.60	Psychology	29,931
1.50	Theology and Religious Vocations	30,251
1.50	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	32,412
1.20	General Education	19,447
1.00	Elementary Education	17,509
0.90	History	34,023

This table highlights the top majors people working as Embalmers and Funeral Attendants received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Embalmers and Funeral Attendants. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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