NorthStar

Occupations/39-4021.00

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

49%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

26%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

28%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Task

    Greet people at the funeral home.

  • Task

    Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.

  • Task

    Close caskets at appropriate point in services.

These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.

Core tasks

  1. 01Greet people at the funeral home.
  2. 02Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
  3. 03Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
  4. 04Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
  5. 05Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
  6. 06Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.50
  • Degree of automation1.68
  • Time sitting2.76
  • Originality (ability)1.88
  • Conflict situations2.02
  • Hands-on objects/tools1.91
  • Outdoors / weather3.23
  • Disease exposure2.07
  • Decision freedom3.60

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression3.25
  • Oral Comprehension3.25
  • Speech Clarity3.12
  • Near Vision3.12
  • Written Comprehension3.00
  • Speech Recognition3.00
  • Problem Sensitivity2.88
  • Information Ordering2.88

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.75
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.25
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics1.75
  • Science1.25
  • Critical Thinking2.62
  • Active Learning2.00
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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