Automation index
Can AI do a Funeral director’s job?
Runs the funeral and looks after the family in grief.
It does not calculate how many people will be replaced.
IS WORK OVER?
Funeral director
30%
AI or a robot can already do 30% of this job.
#78 / 182
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Where the week goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weights are our frequency estimate, not an O*NET time %. Saving is separate evidence or estimate.
Task weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish share of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
8% | 28% | +2.2 |
Maintain records, such as itemized lists of clothing or valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
7% | 55% | +3.9 |
Arrange funeral home equipment and perform general maintenance.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
7% | 28% | +2 |
Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
51% | 28% | +14.3 |
| Total | 100% | 30% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Occupation sources · O*NET 39-4011.00 · ESCO/ISCO 5163