Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Nebraska

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

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

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

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

In Nebraska, there were 290 people working as Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in the year 2018.

There were 290 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in this state are declining at a rate of 3.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 3.8%.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 310 total jobs in 2026 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in this state.

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

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

In 2018 wages for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors ranged from $34,250 to $101,560 with $62,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.47 to $48.83. The median hourly rate was $30.06.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.68.

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

Top Nebraska 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	80	$51,690
Lincoln, NE	40	$87,580

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

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

• Personal & Culinary Services

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.