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.
#337 / 653
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?
Geriatric aide
19%
#494 / 653
View rankingGeriatric aide
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Shift, the sheet and the diets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Hygiene, the bed and the one who resists.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Transfer, the hoist and not hurting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Eating, the choke and staying on it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The family, the complaint and not arguing in the corridor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Lift them, and not leaving them alone.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
- bed hygiene
- hoist transfer
- choking
- care-home shifts
- pureed diets
- geriatric aide work
- repositioning
- being there
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-1131.00· ESCO/ISCO 5321