ANZSCO 451399

Funeral Workers (Other)

Overview

EMPLOYED

940

PART-TIME SHARE

50%

FEMALE SHARE

45%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

53

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Funeral Workers (Other) includes jobs like Embalmer, and Funeral Director's Assistant.

Tasks

  • Interviews 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
  • Advise on funeral costs and welfare provisions
  • Collects bodies from mortuaries
  • Ensures death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
  • Prepares bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
  • Liaise with clergy, cemetery and crematorium staff
  • Co-ordinates the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranges floral displays and collects attendance and tribute cards
  • Arranges the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and the placing and adjusting of floral displays and lighting
  • Keeps 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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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Funeral Workers (Other) All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 50% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Funeral Workers (Other) work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    28.4%

    Victoria

    27.1%

    Queensland

    15.9%

    South Australia

    11.4%

    Tasmania

    3.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Funeral Workers (Other) All Occupations
    Median age 53 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 45% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Funeral Workers (Other)
    15–19 5.2 2.1
    20–24 9.1 5.3
    25–34 22.7 11.3
    35–44 22.3 12.4
    45–54 20.4 22.4
    55–59 8.8 13.8
    60–64 6.5 13.2
    65 and Over 4.9 19.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Funeral Workers (Other)
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.6
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 14.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 27.4
    Year 12 15.9 17.4
    Year 11 4.0 6.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 15.8
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