Embalmers
Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.
- O*NET-SOC code
39-4011.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$58,780
Employment, U.S.3,890
Median hourly wage$28.26
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,310 | $48,010 | $58,780 | $66,130 | $77,570 |
By state (28)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 90 | $53,080 | 1.63 |
| Arkansas | 90 | $58,250 | 2.66 |
| California | 520 | $60,060 | 1.14 |
| Colorado | 70 | $57,100 | 1.02 |
| Florida | 300 | $60,170 | 1.19 |
| Georgia | 50 | $55,000 | 0.43 |
| Illinois | 60 | $61,730 | 0.39 |
| Indiana | $62,400 | ||
| Iowa | $39,490 | ||
| Kansas | 120 | $63,160 | 3.20 |
| Kentucky | 280 | $49,860 | 5.61 |
| Louisiana | 150 | $54,890 | 3.05 |
| Massachusetts | 100 | $54,320 | 1.05 |
| Mississippi | 40 | $58,900 | 1.40 |
| Missouri | 160 | $66,490 | 2.17 |
| New Mexico | 30 | $45,340 | 1.39 |
| North Carolina | 70 | $68,550 | 0.58 |
| Ohio | 80 | $71,550 | 0.60 |
| Oklahoma | 90 | $49,120 | 2.20 |
| Oregon | 70 | $57,170 | 1.51 |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | $69,950 | 0.32 |
| Rhode Island | 40 | $60,310 | 2.89 |
| South Carolina | 140 | $61,820 | 2.50 |
| Tennessee | 180 | $55,170 | 2.18 |
| Texas | 680 | $57,350 | 1.92 |
| Virginia | 120 | $63,810 | 1.13 |
| Washington | 40 | $50,610 | 0.41 |
| West Virginia | 50 | $54,060 | 2.65 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 3 | 0.951 |
| 2 | Phlebotomists | 3 | 0.949 |
| 3 | Coroners | 3 | 0.942 |
| 4 | Critical Care Nurses | 4 | 0.942 |
| 5 | Physical Therapist Assistants | 3 | 0.938 |
| 6 | Respiratory Therapists | 3 | 0.937 |
| 7 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 3 | 0.937 |
| 8 | Endoscopy Technicians | 1-2 | 0.936 |
| 9 | Animal Caretakers | 1-2 | 0.935 |
| 10 | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 1-2 | 0.935 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Embalmers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endoscopy Technicians | Operations Monitoring | 0.88 | 0.936 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | Critical Thinking | 0.88 | 0.931 |
| Nursing Assistants | Service Orientation | 0.88 | 0.930 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | Systems Analysis | 0.76 | 0.930 |
| Police Identification and Records Officers | Critical Thinking | 0.76 | 0.927 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | Mathematics | 1.00 | 0.927 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.921 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Embalmers, excluding software Embalmers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | 8 of 20 | 7.7x |
| MEDITECH software | 9 of 20 | 5.4x |
| Electronic medical record EMR software | 6 of 20 | 8.7x |
| Prognosis Innovation Healthcare ChartAccess | 3 of 20 | 23.1x |
| Scheduling software | 6 of 20 | 4.0x |
| Epic Systems | 5 of 20 | 3.7x |
| Medical condition coding software | 4 of 20 | 4.6x |
| Medical procedure coding software | 4 of 20 | 4.1x |
| FaceTime | 3 of 20 | 6.0x |
| FileMaker Pro | 4 of 20 | 1.9x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.12 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.12 | 2.75 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.68 | 4.64 |
| Chemistry | 3.62 | 4.80 |
| Psychology | 3.59 | 4.07 |
| English Language | 3.49 | 3.92 |
| Law and Government | 3.40 | 3.20 |
| Biology | 3.23 | 3.50 |
| Administration and Management | 3.20 | 3.63 |
| Administrative | 3.15 | 3.91 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 3.07 | 4.16 |
| Education and Training | 2.99 | 3.73 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 2.96 | 3.04 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.85 | 3.88 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.81 | 2.98 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2.75 | 2.78 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.63 | 2.76 |
| Mathematics | 2.51 | 2.83 |
| Transportation | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| Communications and Media | 2.25 | 2.54 |
| Telecommunications | 2.24 | 1.62 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.21 | 1.16 |
| Production and Processing | 2.14 | 1.84 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.11 | 1.56 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.02 | 1.78 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.02 | 1.41 |
| Physics | 1.84 | 1.36 |
| Mechanical | 1.73 | 1.63 |
| Foreign Language | 1.66 | 1.15 |
| Geography | 1.58 | 1.42 |
| Building and Construction | 1.41 | not rated |
| Design | 1.33 | 0.65 |
| Fine Arts | 1.22 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.15 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Oral Expression | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Visualization | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Control Precision | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Written Expression | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Static Strength | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Category Flexibility | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Depth Perception | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Originality | 2.38 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Time Sharing | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 1.50 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.12 | 1.50 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Memorization | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Reaction Time | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Response Orientation | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Night Vision | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Peripheral Vision | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Rate Control | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Sound Localization | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software
- FPA Software MACCS
- HMIS Advantage
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 160 | 1.95 | $58,490 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 180 | 1.74 | $58,470 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 210 | 1.36 | $61,570 |