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Funeral Attendants in Colorado

Is Colorado a good place for you to work as a Funeral Attendant?

12.5% Jobs Projection

$25,960 Median Salary

50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Funeral Attendants in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Funeral Attendants in Colorado is growing faster than average.
Funeral Attendants in Colorado earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Funeral Attendants Work in Colorado?

There were 230 Funeral Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Funeral Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.

Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 270 total jobs in 2026 for Funeral Attendants in this state.

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

What do Funeral Attendants Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Funeral Attendants ranged from $21,230 to $50,110 with $25,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.21 to $24.09. The median hourly rate was $12.48.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.28.

The median salary in Colorado 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

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