Funeral attendant
Does a variety of jobs during funerals, like placing the casket, arranging flowers and lights, guiding mourners, and closing the casket.
Will AI replace funeral attendant jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 64 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Advise mourners on giving to charity in memory of the deceased
- Do office tasks like typing documents and answering phones
- Write obituaries for newspapers
What stays human
- Help funeral directors so services run smoothly and as planned
- Close caskets at the right point in services
- Place caskets in parlors or chapels before wakes or funerals
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.6%. Typical pay: $35,680 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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