Funeral attendant vs property worker

The differences between funeral attendants and property workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a property worker has an average salary of $36,934, which is higher than the $30,116 average annual salary of a funeral attendant.

The top three skills for a funeral attendant include customer service, viewings and funeral homes. The most important skills for a property worker are mowing, general maintenance, and property management.

Funeral attendant vs property worker overview

	Funeral Attendant	Property Worker
Yearly salary	$30,116	$36,934
Hourly rate	$14.48	$17.76
Growth rate	8%	6%
Number of jobs	45,821	28,833
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	51	40
Years of experience	-	-

Funeral attendant vs property worker salary

Funeral attendants and property workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Funeral Attendant	Property Worker
Average salary	$30,116	$36,934
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between funeral attendant and property worker education

There are a few differences between a funeral attendant and a property worker in terms of educational background:

	Funeral Attendant	Property Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Funeral attendant vs property worker demographics

Here are the differences between funeral attendants' and property workers' demographics:

	Funeral Attendant	Property Worker
Average age	51	40
Gender ratio	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%	Male, 69.9% Female, 30.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 3.6% White, 70.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 5.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	5%

Differences between funeral attendant and property worker duties and responsibilities

Funeral attendant example responsibilities.

Accomplish multiple tasks daily including cleaning, mowing, delivering notices/important packages.
Attend funerals, viewings and other celebrations of life as appropriate for the deceased's family and friends bereavement needs.
Interview patients for admission and discharge purposes, verify their eligibility for medical benefits and assist in providing for patient accommodations.
Utilize the HMIS systems to manage and maintain customer records.

Property worker example responsibilities.

Support senior-level logistics staff in managing multimillion-dollar supply programs.
Prepare and analyze extensive weekly and monthly financial and operations management reports using Yardi software.
Authorize and monitor CCAD services to ensure that the consumer receives the services as authorized and their needs are being meet.

Funeral attendant vs property worker skills

Common funeral attendant skills

Customer Service, 65%
Viewings, 9%
Funeral Homes, 9%
Memorial Services, 5%
Funeral Directors, 4%
Death Certificates, 1%

Common property worker skills

Mowing, 44%
General Maintenance, 28%
Property Management, 28%
Snow Removal, 1%

Updated January 8, 2025

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