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Funeral Attendants in Illinois

Funeral Attendants in Illinois

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

-7% Jobs Projection
$22,760 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

While jobs for Funeral Attendants in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Funeral Attendants in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Funeral Attendants in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Funeral Attendants Work in Illinois?

There were approximately 970 workers employed as Funeral Attendants in this state in 2018.

There were 1,200 Funeral Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Funeral Attendants in this state are declining at a rate of 6.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 1,140 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Funeral Attendants ranged from $18,780 to $38,960 with $22,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.03 to $18.73. The median hourly rate was $10.94.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.41 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.47.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Funeral Attendants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Funeral Attendants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 510 $20,740
St. Louis, MO-IL 250 $24,630
Rockford, IL 50 $29,530
Bloomington, IL 40 $27,720

Top States for Funeral Attendants Employment

View the list below to see 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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