Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

11-9061 Funeral Directors

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
21,740 2.7 % $24.83 $51,650 2.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.00 $16.13 $20.85 $27.95 $40.42
Annual Wage (2) $24,950 $33,540 $43,380 $58,140 $84,060

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Death care services 21,570 $24.87 $51,720 1 1

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Death care services 21,570 $24.87 $51,720 1 1

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
South Dakota 150 $21.41 $44,540 0.041% 85
West Virginia 250 $21.74 $45,220 0.037% 118
Arkansas 400 $12.77 $26,560 0.036% 332
North Dakota 100 $23.05 $47,940 0.032% 65
South Carolina 550 $18.16 $37,770 0.031% 228

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Connecticut 160 $40.29 $83,790 0.010% 40
New Jersey 570 $34.25 $71,240 0.015% 71
California 1,300 $32.84 $68,320 0.009% 94
Massachusetts 450 $32.08 $66,730 0.014% 78
Indiana 580 $31.28 $65,050 0.020% 43

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Florence, SC MSA 50 $16.00 $33,280 0.080%
Houma, LA MSA 40 $16.93 $35,210 0.050%
Lake Charles, LA MSA 40 $18.69 $38,870 0.049%
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 100 $23.01 $47,860 0.044%
Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 40 $23.37 $48,610 0.044%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA (6) $60.52 $125,890 (6)
Toledo, OH MSA 130 $41.46 $86,240 0.042%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 40 $37.95 $78,940 0.022%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 40 $37.33 $77,650 0.016%
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 50 $35.94 $74,750 0.029%

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(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003