AI Career Radar

Funeral Attendants

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.

AI exposure32 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation17
Freedom to set tasks54
Repeating the same tasks38
$35,680Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
38Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
41
Judgment and Decision Making
63
35
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
31
Active Learning
62
25
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Writing
60
31
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
56
Systems Evaluation
56
22
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
19
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
6
Management of Personnel Resources
50
19
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
0
Troubleshooting
47
25
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Equipment Maintenance
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Technology Design
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
28
Repairing
46
6
Programming
45
6
Operation and Control
43
28

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$60,550
10-yr growth
-0.3%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Critical Thinking

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
38%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Installation, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning, Operations Monitoring

#5TapersSkilled Trades
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low
#6PaperhangersSkilled Trades
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$52,140
10-yr growth
+4.3%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Funeral Attendants could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.