# Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers

SOC 39-4031. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/morticians-undertakers-and-funeral-arrangers

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $55,010 (middle half $42,430–$72,010; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $52,793; 37% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 3%; ~3k openings a year; typical entry: Associate's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Cosmetology Services And Culinary Arts: 25%
- General Business: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Business Management And Administration: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Psychology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Biology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Criminal Justice And Fire Protection: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminal-justice, https://educationguide.com/degrees/security-homeland-security)
- Anthropology And Archeology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/anthropology)
- General Engineering: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/engineering)
- Animal Sciences: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/animal-sciences)

## Median wage by state
- AL: $44,930
- AR: $36,120
- AZ: $41,870
- CA: $50,750
- CO: $60,850
- CT: $59,710
- DE: $81,530
- FL: $48,510
- GA: $49,990
- HI: $46,310
- IA: $63,700
- ID: $60,250
- IL: $69,600
- IN: $60,890
- KS: $58,580
- KY: $43,320
- LA: $46,730
- MA: $62,120
- MD: $58,060
- ME: $60,880
- MI: $60,450
- MN: $49,760
- MO: $42,940
- MS: $48,350
- MT: $43,680
- NC: $60,730
- ND: $59,760
- NE: $64,310
- NH: $57,630
- NJ: $69,110
- NM: $50,380
- NV: $43,940
- NY: $63,090
- OH: $57,800
- OK: $47,780
- OR: $48,630
- PA: $63,580
- PR: $25,630
- RI: $55,420
- SC: $40,020
- SD: $47,840
- TN: $46,180
- TX: $46,630
- UT: $72,800
- VT: $48,740
- WA: $59,700
- WI: $58,250
- WV: $47,960
- WY: $55,570

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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