AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 39-4011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Embalmers?

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

Estimated AI task exposure
28%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

26 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

31/100

Physical moat

30/100

Human moat

27/100

Rating coverage

100%

26 task statements / 26 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.90
Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
Importance 94/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.86
Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
Importance 91/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.86
Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.86
Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.86
Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.86
Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
Importance 92/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.85
Maintain records, such as itemized lists of clothing or valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.85
Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
Importance 94/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.85
Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.84

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$58,780

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

3,890

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+0.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

23 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

23 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

23 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

23 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

23 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

5%

23 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,880 Growth 2025–2035: +2.3% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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