Occupation 6138 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants make funeral arrangements for clients, prepare the deceased for burial or cremation, and supervise and assist the proceedings of funerals.
There are no formal academic requirements although some employers require candidates to possess GCSEs/S grades. A full driving licence is often required. Training is provided on-the-job. Professional qualifications in funeral directing and embalming are available.
Crematorium technician · Embalmer · Funeral director · Pall bearer · Undertaker
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 14,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North East | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 3,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 6138 : Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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