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Funeral Attendants in Arkansas

Funeral Attendants in Arkansas

Get the information you need to know about working as a Funeral Attendant.

$19,230 Median Salary
50 Job Openings
  • Funeral Attendants in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Funeral Attendants Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 330 people working as Funeral Attendants in the year 2018.

There were 290 Funeral Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 590 Funeral Attendants working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Funeral Attendants than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Funeral Attendants in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 2.5%.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 320 jobs for Arkansas Funeral Attendants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 37,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Funeral Attendants Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Funeral Attendants ranged from $18,130 to $31,190 with $19,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.72 to $14.99. The median hourly rate was $9.24.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.77 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.53.

The median salary in Arkansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Funeral Attendants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Funeral Attendants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 2,500 $23,500
Ohio 2,500 $26,310
Pennsylvania 2,420 $27,250
California 2,160 $34,150
Texas 2,060 $26,290
Georgia 1,690 $23,730
Virginia 1,510 $26,800
Indiana 1,450 $22,810
North Carolina 1,380 $26,040
New York 1,370 $29,790
Michigan 1,140 $27,180
South Carolina 1,060 $22,980
Tennessee 1,060 $25,720
Illinois 970 $22,760
Massachusetts 880 $41,200
Iowa 820 $26,980
Maryland 770 $28,950
Missouri 730 $24,430
Louisiana 670 $21,760
Kentucky 650 $27,290

Below are the states where Funeral Attendants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island $44,950
Massachusetts $41,200
Vermont $38,370
Idaho $37,120
Delaware $36,740
New Hampshire $36,070
Nevada $34,170
California $34,150
New Jersey $33,940
Connecticut $33,140

References

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