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Funeral Attendants in Kansas
Get the information you need to know about working as a Funeral Attendant.
While jobs for Funeral Attendants in Kansas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Funeral Attendants in Kansas is expected to decrease.
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Funeral Attendants in Kansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Funeral Attendants Work in Kansas?
In Kansas, there were 400 people working as Funeral Attendants in the year 2018.
There were 470 Funeral Attendants employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 590 Funeral Attendants working in it, which means Kansas has fewer Funeral Attendants than average.
Job Projections for Kansas
Jobs for Funeral Attendants in this state are declining at a rate of 10.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.
Kansas Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 60 annual Funeral Attendants job openings in Kansas, and 410 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 37,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Funeral Attendants Make in Kansas?
In 2018 wages for Funeral Attendants ranged from $17,340 to $33,910 with $23,360 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.33 to $16.3. The median hourly rate was $11.23.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.05 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.18.
The median salary in Kansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Kansas 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 |
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Kansas City, MO-KS | 210 | $24,770 |
Top States for Funeral Attendants Employment
The table below shows the states where most Funeral Attendants work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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