Funeral Directing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Funeral Directing occupation series (code 0050), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 147 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Funeral Directing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. Its average salary of $93,395 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 7.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #20 of 27
What the Numbers Say About Funeral Directing
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Headcount moved sideways versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 00, the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, is where the federal government classifies Funeral Directing alongside 26 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Funeral Directing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family totals 92,278 employees, and Funeral Directing accounts for 0.2% of them.
Salary Context
How Funeral Directing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$93,395
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-20.4%
Where Funeral Directing ranks on federal pay
Funeral Directing earns more on average than 48% of federal occupation series (260 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Funeral Directing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Funeral Directing.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Funeral Directing outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (147 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($93,395 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Funeral Directing pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Funeral Directing postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.