Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors

This post summarizes key statistics on Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 31,886
25 42,759
30 49,560
35 54,020
40 58,972
45 66,984
50 87,544
55 73,300
60 61,083
65 65,971


Hours Worked Share
0-20 7.60
20-39 8.80
39-41 42.10
41-50 25.00
50-60 10.90
More than 60 5.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
98.40 58,972 Funeral service and crematories
0.60 56,704 Hospitals
0.20 43,248 Machinery, equipment, and supplies
0.10 104,335 Agricultural production, crops
0.10 7,330 Eating and drinking places
0.10 37,813 Insurance
0.10 7,724 Religious organizations
0.10 92,846 National security and international affairs
0.10 29,320 Army
0.00 17,011 Services incidental to transportation

This table highlights the top industries people working as Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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