SOC 39-4011
Embalmers
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ54/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ3,420
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$56K
$35K โ $79K
Projected Growth
๐+1.3%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค61/100
High exposure
๐ก Embalmers face a risk score of 54/100 โ 10 points above the national average of 44. With 61/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $56K ($10K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 54/100, Embalmers faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like automated data interpretation and insight generation are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 3,420 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in creative aesthetic judgment for individual clients and emotional support and active listening during sessions to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Embalmers?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Automated data interpretation and insight generation
AI-powered skincare and beauty recommendation apps
AI coding assistants reducing developer demand
AI-powered research and literature review tools
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Creative aesthetic judgment for individual clients
Emotional support and active listening during sessions
Adapting techniques to individual body types and preferences
Building trust and rapport with repeat clients
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
๐ป Technology Skills
Data base user interface and query software
Office suite software
Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service
Chemistry
Psychology
English Language
Law and Government
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Workers, All Other | 22 | $69K | 69% |
| Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | 23 | $62K | 67% |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | 23 | $59K | 67% |