In 2023, the majority of employees working in the funeral service industry in the United States were funeral attendants, totaling almost 33,000. The number of embalmers working in the United States in 2023 was 3,380.
Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2023, by job type
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 29, 2024). Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2023, by job type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2023, by job type." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2023, by job type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in The Funeral Service Industry in The United States in 2023, by Job Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
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Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the United States in 2023, by job type [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752661/employees-in-the-funeral-service-industry-by-job-type-us/
