Will AI replace funeral service workers?
4 jobs scored. On average 80% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 82 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
82
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? Nah.
4
Jobs scored in this family
80%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
63k
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Funeral Service Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
11%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
1%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
39% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
1%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
90% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.1% | 10.9% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 42.9% | 51.1% | 1.1% |
| 2040 | 10.0% | 38.3% | 40.0% | 10.6% | 1.1% |
| 2045 | 38.9% | 39.4% | 11.7% | 8.9% | 1.1% |
| 2050 | 63.4% | 26.6% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 1.1% |
| 2055 | 88.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 1.1% |
| 2060 | 90.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 1.1% |
Every job in Funeral Service Workers, ranked
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral ArrangersPersonal Care and Service · 39-4031
78↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 33%Needs a human 67%
20502043–2060+
25k
$55,010
Funeral AttendantsPersonal Care and Service · 39-4021
79↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 5%AI helps 17%Needs a human 78%
20512042–2060+
31k
$35,680
Crematory OperatorsPersonal Care and Service · 39-4012
84↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 17%Needs a human 83%
20532043–2060+
3k
$43,650
EmbalmersPersonal Care and Service · 39-4011
85↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 7%Needs a human 93%
20552043–2060+
4k
$58,780