Funeral home managers
SOC Code: 11-9171
Funeral home managers carries a 38% AI exposure score (Medium automation risk), with a median annual wage of $76,830 and +4.1% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 32,100 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 38% AI exposure, Funeral home managers sits 1 points above the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 63% of them. Most of its core tasks still require human judgment.
Career outlook score
60/100
Funeral home managers, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage B $76,830
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth B- +4.1%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) F 38% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Funeral home managers in the Medium band.
Credential × growth standing
Associate / award entry with a named growth shelf
Entry credential Associate / award covers 99 of 832 occupations; BLS places this one in Average (378/832). Mid-credential standing - thicker than graduate shelves, thinner than HS-dominated mass.
Where Funeral home managers sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Funeral home managers sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
38% Around the middle lower than 37% of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Funeral home managers vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Funeral home managers is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Funeral home managers's Medium automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score below 40% reflects tasks anchored in physical dexterity, unstructured environments, or high-touch human interaction that current AI cannot reliably replicate.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 11-9171) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Funeral home managers be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Funeral home managers. Public companies with meaningful exposure to this occupation, such as Netflix Inc and Walt Disney Co, inherit a share of the same automation risk through their industry classification. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- 2. Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations.
- 3. Deliver death certificates to medical facilities or offices to obtain signatures from legally authorized persons.
- 4. Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- 5. Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- 6. Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
- 7. Complete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.
- 8. Sell funeral services, products, or merchandise to clients.
- 9. Plan and implement changes to service offerings to meet community needs or increase funeral home revenues.
- 10. Respond to customer complaints, legal inquiries, payment negotiations, or other post-service matters.
Key Skills Required
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
Knowledge Areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Administrative
- Economics and Accounting
- Sales and Marketing
- Psychology
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Computers and Electronics
- Biology
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Funeral home managers?
Funeral home managers has an AI exposure score of 38%, indicating a medium level of automation risk. The majority of tasks in this role require human judgment, creativity, or physical presence that AI cannot easily replicate.
What is the job outlook for Funeral home managers?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Funeral home managers is projected to grow by 4.1% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 32,100 workers.
What skills are needed for Funeral home managers?
Key skills for Funeral home managers include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, and others. Typical entry-level education is Associate's degree.
How much do Funeral home managers earn?
The median annual wage for Funeral home managers is $76,830, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Funeral home managers?
The typical entry-level education for Funeral home managers is Associate's degree. Employers generally expect Less than 5 years of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves None. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Funeral home managers?
Public companies with significant Funeral home managers workforce shares include Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., among others. These employers are mapped by industry classification (SIC/NAICS) to BLS occupation-industry employment distributions. See the full employer rankings for AI displacement risk grades.
Employers with High AI Exposure in This Occupation Group
Public companies whose industry occupation mix includes a significant share of Funeral home managers roles.
| Company | AI Grade | Risk Score |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix Inc | B | 42.4% |
| Walt Disney Co | B | 42.4% |
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | 42.4% |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | B | 42.4% |
| Warner Music Group Corp. | B | 42.4% |
| DraftKings Inc. | B | 42.4% |
| Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. | B | 42.4% |
| Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | B | 42.4% |
AI Exposure Rating
Medium automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. Most tasks require human judgment and are resistant to automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Funeral home managers: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (38% here).
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Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (+4.1% here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
Use Funeral home managers' numbers above to compare, not just read in isolation.
- Compare Funeral home managers side by side against another occupation on wage, growth, and AI exposure. Workforce comparison tool
- Understand how the AI exposure score above is actually calculated before treating it as a verdict. Reading AI exposure scores
- See the full ranked list of occupations with the lowest automation exposure nationwide. Safest occupations from AI
AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).