Automation index
How much of a Funeral director’s job can AI already do?
A form and an obituary come earlier. Collecting someone and looking after the family do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Funeral director
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#361 / 713
View rankingFuneral director
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Paperwork, chapel, burial and cremation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Collection, thanatopraxy and care of the body.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
The family, the wake, and what is and is not possible.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Notice, flowers, hearse and the minute-by-minute of the rite.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cemetery, times and suppliers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Dignity, legal times and owning the service.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- arrange funerals
- file death paperwork
- collect the deceased
- support the family
- thanatopraxy
- run the wake
- arrange cremation
- notices
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-4031.00· ESCO/ISCO 5163
IS WORK OVER?
Bodyguard
19%
#564 / 713
View rankingBodyguard
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Route, advances and the vehicle.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Street, the gap and the one who comes close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Premises, the exits and not drinking.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Threat, the note and calling it in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The client, the whim and not yielding security.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Cover the body, and not playing the hero.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- escort routes
- advances
- the vehicle
- premises exits
- threats
- not drink on duty
- gaps
- cover
Sources for this job· O*NET 33-9032.00· ESCO/ISCO 5414