Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Kentucky

Get the information you need to know about working as a Mortician, Undertaker, or Funeral Director.

While jobs for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Mortician, Undertaker, or Funeral Director Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Funeral & Mortuary Science
• General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
• Funeral Direction/Service
• Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

How Many Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 720 people working as Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in the year 2018.

There were 900 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 390 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors working in it, which means Kentucky has more Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in this state are declining at a rate of 4.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 3.8%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 110 annual Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors job openings in Kentucky, and 910 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,700 annual jobs and 29,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors ranged from $23,750 to $63,970 with $44,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.42 to $30.76. The median hourly rate was $21.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.74 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.80.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	240	$53,380
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	130	$46,600
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	70	$44,240

Top States for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors Employment

View the list below to see where most Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	1,980	$51,650
Florida	1,490	$50,660
Illinois	1,350	$61,390
California	1,350	$45,940
Ohio	1,320	$53,060
New York	1,320	$66,910
Pennsylvania	1,260	$42,860
North Carolina	1,100	$56,310
Missouri	880	$38,840
Wisconsin	750	$57,210
Indiana	740	$53,270
Massachusetts	740	$72,840
Kentucky	720	$44,800
Michigan	690	$58,370
Tennessee	680	$47,130
Virginia	670	$55,980
New Jersey	560	$72,160
Georgia	520	$41,680
Iowa	510	$61,310
Alabama	460	$39,340

Below are the states where Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Connecticut	$109,820
Massachusetts	$72,840
New Jersey	$72,160
Minnesota	$70,660
Vermont	$68,770
New Hampshire	$67,820
New York	$66,910
North Dakota	$64,800
Delaware	$63,840
Nebraska	$62,520

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.