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AI exposure Personal care and service

Will AI replace morticians?

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. US occupation 39-4031.

0.0%

of the time morticians spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of morticians' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for morticiansWhat morticians no longer do alone

O*NET lists 22 tasks for morticians. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

22 of the 22 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.Core task
  • Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.Core task
  • Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.Core task
  • Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.Core task
  • Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.Core task
  • Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.Core task
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  • Direct preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.Core task
  • Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.Core task
  • Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.Core task
  • Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.Core task
  • Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff.Core task
  • Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.Core task
  • Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.Core task
  • Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.Core task
  • Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.Core task
  • Perform embalming duties, as necessary.Core task
  • Plan placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjust lights, fixtures, or floral displays.Core task
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services.Core task
  • Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise, and maintain a casket display area.Core task
  • Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.Core task
  • Receive or usher people to their seats for services.Core task
  • Remove deceased remains from place of death.Core task

How that compares

Among the 27 personal care and service occupations, morticians rank 22. The group averages 1.9%, and its most exposed job is Concierges at 18.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Models 0.0%
  2. 346Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 0.0%
  3. 346Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.