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Embalmers in Colorado
Considering a career as an Embalmer in Colorado?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Embalmers in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Embalmers in Colorado is growing faster than average.
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Embalmers in Colorado earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For an Embalmer Career?
- Personal & Culinary Services
- Funeral & Mortuary Science
- General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
- Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer
How Many Embalmers Work in Colorado?
There were 110 Embalmers employed in this state in 2017.
Job Projections for Colorado
Jobs for Embalmers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.
Colorado Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 20 annual Embalmers job openings in Colorado, and 130 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 600 annual jobs and 3,700 total jobs in 2026.
What do Embalmers Make in Colorado?
In 2018 wages for Embalmers ranged from $29,040 to $56,220 with $37,940 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.96 to $27.03. The median hourly rate was $18.24.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.97 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate declined by $0.73.
The median salary in Colorado is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top States for Embalmers Employment
The table below shows the states where most Embalmers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 480 | $48,550 |
Texas | 360 | $43,390 |
Missouri | 250 | $50,510 |
Ohio | 210 | $51,030 |
Tennessee | 200 | $45,210 |
Florida | 200 | $38,240 |
Alabama | 190 | $39,140 |
Virginia | 190 | $37,310 |
Louisiana | 180 | $47,110 |
Arkansas | 140 | $43,140 |
Oklahoma | 130 | $48,080 |
South Carolina | 130 | $43,770 |
Kentucky | 110 | $36,850 |
Indiana | 100 | $36,600 |
Kansas | 100 | $45,810 |
Hawaii | 80 | $35,830 |
Arizona | 70 | $47,210 |
Nevada | 70 | $29,520 |
Mississippi | 60 | $40,650 |
Below are the states where Embalmers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | $94,430 |
Oregon | $51,130 |
Ohio | $51,030 |
Missouri | $50,510 |
California | $48,550 |
Oklahoma | $48,080 |
Michigan | $47,320 |
Arizona | $47,210 |
Louisiana | $47,110 |
Kansas | $45,810 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.