In 2022, the majority of employees working in the funeral service industry in the United States were funeral attendants, totaling almost 33,000.
Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type
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Market overview
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- Premium Statistic Market size of funeral homes in the U.S. 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Market size of cemetery services in the U.S. 2011-2022, with 2023 forecast
- Premium Statistic Number of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the U.S. by type 2022
- Premium Statistic Annual wages of employees in the U.S. funeral service industry by type 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on cemetery lots, vaults and maintenance fees 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on funerals 2007-2022
Leaders
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- Basic Statistic Revenue of Service Corporation International 2015-2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Service Corporation International 2015-2023, by segment
- Basic Statistic Operating income of Service Corporation International 2017-2022
- Basic Statistic Revenue of Carriage Services 2013-2023 by segment
- Basic Statistic Net income of Carriage Services 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Total assets of Carriage Services 2013-2023
Services
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- Premium Statistic Burial rate in the U.S. 2005-2040
- Premium Statistic Cremation rate in the U.S. 1975-2023, with 2027 and 2045 forecast
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral and cremation in the U.S. 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Importance of religion in funeral services in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Funeral services performed by Carriage Services 2013-2022
Locations
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- Premium Statistic Number of funeral homes in the U.S. 2004-2023
- Premium Statistic Funeral homes in the U.S. by ownership type 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of funeral service locations and cemeteries of SCI 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of funeral service locations and cemeteries of Carriage Services 2022
Further related statistics
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- Preference for burial or cremation in the Netherlands 2017
- U.S. cremations by state 2017
- U.S. cremation rate by state 2021
- U.S. household expenditure on funerals 2007-2022
- Canadian cremation rate 2000-2022, with 2027 forecast
- Leading types of locations for funeral services Japan 2020
- Monthly sales revenue growth of funeral services Japan 2018-2022
- States employing the most taxi drivers and chauffeurs U.S. 2018
- Industries employing the most taxi drivers and chauffeurs U.S. 2018
- Number of taxi drivers in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Food and beverage services employees New Zealand 2020, by region
- Industry revenue of “cemeteries and crematoria“ in Pennsylvania 2012-2024
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Statistics
- Preference for burial or cremation in the Netherlands 2017
- U.S. cremations by state 2017
- U.S. cremation rate by state 2021
- U.S. household expenditure on funerals 2007-2022
- Canadian cremation rate 2000-2022, with 2027 forecast
- Leading types of locations for funeral services Japan 2020
- Monthly sales revenue growth of funeral services Japan 2018-2022
- States employing the most taxi drivers and chauffeurs U.S. 2018
- Industries employing the most taxi drivers and chauffeurs U.S. 2018
- Number of taxi drivers in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Food and beverage services employees New Zealand 2020, by region
- Industry revenue of “cemeteries and crematoria“ in Pennsylvania 2012-2024
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 21, 2023). Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type." Chart. April 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in The Funeral Service Industry in The United States in 2022, by Job Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2022, by job type [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/