Funeral Workers
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 2 · occupation 4513
Funeral Workers prepare bodies for viewing and burial, arrange and conduct funerals, and perform other specialist funereal services.
People employed5,300
Projected growth+4%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+7.5%per year
Median age52
Female share51%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 13.2% university · 37.1% vet / tafe · 43.4% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 28.3% · QLD 23.2% · VIC 22.9% · WA 14.9% · SA 4.2% · TAS 2.7% · NT 1.9% · ACT 1.9%
Top industries
Other Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.