ANZSCO 4513

Funeral Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,000

PART-TIME SHARE

4%

FEMALE SHARE

75%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,443

MEDIAN AGE

50

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

0

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Summary

Funeral Workers prepare bodies for viewing and burial, arrange and conduct funerals, and perform other specialist funereal services.

Tasks

  • Interviewing families and associates of the deceased to assist with funeral arrangements such as the selection of coffin, type of service and publication of death notices
  • Advising on funeral costs and welfare provisions
  • Collecting bodies from mortuaries
  • Ensuring death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
  • Preparing bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
  • Liaising with clergy and cemetery and crematorium staff
  • Coordinating the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranging floral displays and collecting attendance and tribute cards
  • Arranging the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and placing and adjusting floral displays and lighting
  • Keeping records and accounts of transactions and services performed
  • May arrange the construction of memorials and the disposal of ashes

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Funeral Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 96% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,443 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $38 $43

    Industries

    Funeral Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    21.0%

    Victoria

    28.4%

    Queensland

    15.0%

    South Australia

    8.9%

    Tasmania

    4.5%

    Northern Territory

    2.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.9%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Funeral Workers All Occupations
    Median age 50 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 75% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Funeral Workers
    15–19 5.2 0.8
    20–24 9.1 3.4
    25–34 22.7 10.9
    35–44 22.3 13.9
    45–54 20.4 27.9
    55–59 8.8 16.0
    60–64 6.5 13.0
    65 and Over 4.9 14.1

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Funeral Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 9.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 14.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 23.1
    Year 12 15.9 19.7
    Year 11 4.0 7.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 16.2
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