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Will AI replace Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

10/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 20% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
20% of the work

What the job involves

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct individual funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Within reach(4)

  • Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.
  • Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.
  • Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.
  • Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.

Out of reach(18)

  • Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
  • Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services.
  • Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.
  • Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise, and maintain a casket display area.

and 13 more

Also called

Funeral Director · Mortician · Funeral Arranger · Funeral Arrangement Director · Funeral Counselor · Funeral Prearrangement Counselor · Licensed Funeral Director · Undertaker

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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