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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #505 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $55,010 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 26,700 in the US, with about 3,000 openings a year
The work, 16 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures28%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications13%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Escort others6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare schedules for services or facilities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Embalm corpses4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 35% of the workEmbalmers0% AI does, against 10% here+0.7% by 2035 · $58,780 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workMotorboat Operators0% AI does, against 10% here+4.9% by 2035 · $47,520 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 21% of the workAircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors0% AI does, against 10% here+9.2% by 2035 · $58,170 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Love front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.11, higher than 36% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 39-4031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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