“Over the past four decades, female enrollment in mortuary programs has grown from five percent to roughly 75 percent of recent graduating classes.”
An entire trade flipped and almost nobody noticed. The greedy undertaker is still the stereotype, yet the average embalmer earns $40,000 to $50,000 a year. That doesn’t go far in Los Angeles or New York. Physical work, modest pay, and a public that would rather not think about you. Watch which jobs get handed over once the money isn’t there to fight for.