Funeral Attendants - 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. Funeral attendants will be needed as more people set up end-of-life services ahead of time.

This is a small career so very few job openings will be available. Some openings will occur as people retire or leave this career.

Funeral Attendants (CIS 100329)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	1,329 Small	&	-4.8%	8.2%	>>>>	165 Few
Champaign Area	17 Very small	&	0.0%	5.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	15 Very small	&	-6.7%	2.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
Cook County	609 Small	&	0.2%	9.2%	>>>>	80 Few
Decatur Area	20 Very small	&	-45.0%	3.8%	>>>>	1 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	78 Small	&	-3.8%	10.3%	>>>>	10 Very few
Du Page County	150 Small	&	-9.3%	8.8%	>>>>	18 Very few
Edwardsville Area	30 Very small	&	-3.3%	12.4%	>>>>	4 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	26 Very small	&	-42.3%	6.0%	>>>>	2 Very few
Lake County	80 Very small	&	2.5%	11.7%	>>>>	11 Very few
McHenry County	33 Very small	&	-21.2%	7.6%	>>>>	3 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	14 Very small	&	0.0%	4.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	20 Very small	&	-20.0%	4.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	26 Very small	&	26.9%	4.5%	>>>>	5 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	16 Very small	&	-18.8%	3.5%	>>>>	2 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	14 Very small	&	-21.4%	5.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Rockford Area	34 Very small	&	-17.6%	6.6%	>>>>	3 Very few
Springfield Area	30 Very small	&	-13.3%	4.6%	>>>>	4 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	28 Very small	&	-17.9%	0.9%	>>>>	3 Very few
Will County	70 Very small	&	-5.7%	14.9%	>>>>	9 Very few
United States	32,900 Small	&	3.0%	4.0%	>>>>	5,200 Very few