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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.
#330 / 623
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?
Paralegal
44%
#4 / 623
View rankingParalegal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 21% | 55% | +11.6 |
Prepare, edit, or review legal documents, including legislation, briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 19% | 55% | +10.5 |
Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 55% | +6.6 |
Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 55% | +5.5 |
Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of cases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
File pleadings with court clerks.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 22% | +2.2 |
Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 8% | 28% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 44% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- design interfaces
- prototypes
- figma
- legal case management
- legal research
- legal department processes
- legal terminology
- court procedures
- compile legal documents
- handle evidence
Sources for this job· O*NET 23-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3411