Embalmers

Definition

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

2004 employment: 8,700
Projected 2004-14 employment change: About as fast as average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Postsecondary vocational award

Embalmers

2004 employment: 9,000
2014 projected employment: 10,000
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 15.7%
2004 median annual earnings: $35,540; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 0.0%
2004 part-time employment: high
2004 unemployment: high
Typical education and training: Postsecondary vocational award
Educational attainment — high school: 39.4%; some college: 41.3%; bachelor's degree: 19.3%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Embalmers
— National
U.S.:	$39,550
— by State
AL:	$37,380
AZ:	$40,380
AR:	$35,940
CA:	$38,940
CO:	$28,360
CT:	$47,250
DE:	$39,000
DC:	$42,210
FL:	$35,760
GA:	$36,030
IL:	$38,490
IN:	$34,760
KS:	$32,390
KY:	$31,980
LA:	$29,080
ME:	$36,180
MD:	$39,430
MA:	$65,690
MI:	$35,540
MN:	$44,210
MS:	$33,290
MO:	$36,820
MT:	$36,780
NE:	$30,110
NJ:	$48,510
NM:	$31,460
NY:	$49,600
NC:	$41,240
ND:	$33,840
OH:	$40,230
OK:	$32,840
PA:	$34,630
TN:	$35,090
TX:	$31,560
VA:	$46,190
WA:	$38,160
WV:	$43,490
WI:	$47,000
PR:	$24,760
— by NAICS Industry Sector
81	$39,580
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for embalmers.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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