Funeral Directors and Managers


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Funeral Directors and Managers

Funeral Directors and Managers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Funeral homes

Outlook

Growth for this career will be about average. More people are choosing to be cremated, which costs less and requires fewer funeral home managers and arrangers. However, more people are pre-arranging their end-of-life services which may create some demand for funeral home managers and arrangers.

Job openings will occur as people retire. Those who are licensed as funeral arrangers and embalmers or are willing to relocate will have the best prospects.

Funeral Home Managers and Arrangers (CIS 100090)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
984
Small
&
1.0%
2.7%
>>>>
116
Few
  Cook County
470
Small
&
0.0%
3.0%
>>>>
54
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
54
Very small
&
-1.9%
4.0%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Du Page County
108
Very small
&
-0.9%
3.7%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
22
Very small
&
0.0%
4.4%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
7
Very small
&
0.0%
-0.1%
>>>>
0
None
  Lake County
57
Very small
&
3.5%
2.6%
>>>>
7
Very few
  McHenry County
24
Very small
&
-4.2%
6.1%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
35
Very small
&
2.9%
1.3%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Rockford Area
24
Very small
&
0.0%
2.4%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Springfield Area
23
Very small
&
4.3%
-0.8%
>>>>
3
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
19
Very small
&
0.0%
0.2%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Vermilion County
5
Very small
&
0.0%
-5.1%
>>>>
0
None
  Will County
50
Very small
&
18.0%
5.4%
>>>>
8
Very few
United States
59,600
Small
&
3.7%
3.1%
>>>>
5,800
Very few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.