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Crematory Operators
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.1% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #416 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $43,650 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 3,000 in the US, with about 500 openings a year
The work, 12 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Apply hygienic or cosmetic agents to skin or hair8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Embalm corpses8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate cutting or grinding equipment8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 32% of the workCleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders0% AI does, against 16% here+3.4% by 2035 · $43,530 · High school diploma
- Shares 31% of the workFurnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders7% AI does, against 16% here+2.6% by 2035 · $48,040 · High school diploma
- Shares 31% of the workEmbalmers0% AI does, against 16% here+0.7% by 2035 · $58,780 · Associate’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.13, higher than 44% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 39-4012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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