ANZSCO 4513

Funeral Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,300

PART-TIME SHARE

33%

FEMALE SHARE

51%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

400

About this data

Summary

Funeral Workers prepare bodies for viewing and burial, arrange and conduct funerals, and perform other specialist funereal services.

Tasks

Interviewing families and associates of the deceased to assist with funeral arrangements such as the selection of coffin, type of service and publication of death notices
Advising on funeral costs and welfare provisions
Collecting bodies from mortuaries
Ensuring death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
Preparing bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
Liaising with clergy and cemetery and crematorium staff
Coordinating the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranging floral displays and collecting attendance and tribute cards
Arranging the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and placing and adjusting floral displays and lighting
Keeping records and accounts of transactions and services performed
May arrange the construction of memorials and the disposal of ashes

ANZSCO Classification

Funeral Workers (4513)

Details

Earnings and Hours

Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)

Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
Earnings and Hours	Funeral Workers	All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours	67%	69%
Average full-time hours worked per week	43 hours	44 hours
Median full-time earnings per week	N/A	$1,852
Median hourly earnings	N/A	$47

Industries

Funeral Workers work in industries like:

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Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, custom report.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

States and territories

New South Wales

28.3%

Victoria

22.9%

Queensland

23.2%

South Australia

4.2%

Western Australia

14.9%

Tasmania

2.7%

Northern Territory

1.9%

Australian Capital Territory

1.9%

Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

Age and gender

Age and Gender Profile

Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
Age and Gender	Funeral Workers	All Occupations
Median age	52 years	39 years
Female share of employment	51%	48%

Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share)	All Occupations	Funeral Workers
15–19	5.2	0.8
20–24	9.1	3.4
25–34	22.7	10.9
35–44	22.3	13.9
45–54	20.4	27.9
55–59	8.8	16.0
60–64	6.5	13.0
65 and Over	4.9	14.1

Education

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Important note: These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.
JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026.

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share)	All Occupations	Funeral Workers
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate	12.2	3.4
Bachelor degree	23.2	9.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma	11.1	14.0
Certificate III/IV	19.5	23.1
Year 12	15.9	19.7
Year 11	4.0	7.5
Year 10 and below	9.7	16.2

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Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.

Occupation data

Important note

These data (on an ANZSCO basis) will not be updated again. The ANZSCO‑based occupation pages and download file will remain available but will no longer receive updates.

The ABS has temporarily suspend publishing Labour Force Survey occupation data while they make changes to the way they conduct the survey.

When they recommence publishing occupation data it will be based on the new Occupation Standard Classification of Australia (OSCA) basis.

JSA will release new OSCA‑based occupation profiles in mid‑2026. For more detail on this modernisation program see ABS LFS modernisation:
https://www.abs.gov.au/about/key-priorities/data-acquisition-modernisation-program/modernising-labour-force-survey

Employed

This is the number of people employed in an occupation as their main job.

Sources:

ANZSCO 4-digit occupations: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
ANZSCO 6-digit occupations: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Data for Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411): ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Please note ANZSCO 6-digit figures do not sum to match the total for their 4-digit parent as the figures come from different sources.

Part–time share

This is the proportion of people employed in an occupation who work part-time (those who usually work less than 35 hours a week) in all their jobs combined.

Sources:

ANZSCO 4–digit occupations: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.
ANZSCO 6-digit occupations: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Note: those who were classified as 'Employed, away from work' at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the denominator.
Data for Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411): ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Please note data for some ANZSCO 4-digit occupations has been suppressed due to inherent volatility associated with small Labour Force Survey estimates.

Please note data for ANZSCO 6-digit occupations with less than 50 people employed have been suppressed to protect confidentiality and prevent identification of individuals.

Female share

This is the proportion of people employed in an occupation who are female.

Sources:

ANZSCO 4–digit occupations: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.
ANZSCO 6-digit occupations: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Data for Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411): ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Please note data for some ANZSCO 4-digit occupations has been suppressed due to inherent volatility associated with small Labour Force Survey estimates.

Please note data for ANZSCO 6-digit occupations with less than 50 people employed have been suppressed to protect confidentiality and prevent identification of individuals.

Median weekly earnings

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

This is the median pay for full–time non–managerial employees paid at the adult rate before tax and salary sacrificed amounts. The full–time non–managerial employees paid at the adult rate population has been used because it excludes people paid unusually high or low amounts (for example managers, part–time employees and youths). This allows for more accurate comparison between occupations. These figures are a guide only and should not be used to determine a wage rate as they do not take into account years of experience or other factors may influence a person’s wage.

Please note median weekly earnings figures are not produced for the following occupations:

ANZSCO 6–digit occupations.
Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411).
ANZSCO 4–digit occupations where there is a relative standard error of 25% or higher.

Median age

This is the median age of all workers in an occupation.

Sources:

ANZSCO 4–digit occupations: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.
ANZSCO 6-digit occupations: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Data for Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411): ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Please note data for ANZSCO 6-digit occupations with less than 50 people employed have been suppressed to protect confidentiality and prevent identification of individuals.

Annual employment growth

This is the change in total employment over the past year.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.

Please note annual employment growth figures are not produced for the following occupations:

ANZSCO 6–digit occupations.
Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Officers (1392) and Defence Force Members - Other Ranks (4411).

Why aren’t OSCA data being used?

As our occupation profiles are based on the ABS Labour Force Survey and Census data, we are reliant on the ABS releasing these coded to OSCA. It is our understanding that ABS will commence using the OSCA classification for Labour Force Survey data in 2026.

Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)

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Funeral Workers

Overview

Summary

Tasks

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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Earnings and Hours

Industries

States and territories

Age and gender

Education

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Occupation profiles data

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

Occupation data

Important note

Employed

Part–time share

Female share

Median weekly earnings

Median age

Annual employment growth

Why aren’t OSCA data being used?