ISCO-08 5163
Undertakers and embalmers
24.7%
ADI · 269th of 433 · 95% interval 15.1–34.8
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 24.7% of the task time of undertakers and embalmers, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
ADI · partial or full24.7%
269th of 433 · interval 15.1–34.8
ADI3 · full delegation0.0%
201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0
ADIs · share of time21.5%
300th of 433 · interval 15.7–26.7
Evidence72
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 0.3 million.
Task weight by level
How the tasks rate
L0No meaningful role · 57.6%L1Augmentation · 17.7%L2Partial delegation · 24.6%L3Full delegation · 0.0%
Barriers
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
72 task statements, heaviest first
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Weight | Level | Sonnet · Haiku | Share | Human time | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 52 min | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.8% | L1 | L1L2 | 32% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.8% | L0 | L0L1 | 10% | 3.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.8% | L1 | L1L1 | 18% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Greet people at the funeral home.Funeral Attendants | 1.8% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 8 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Perform embalming duties, as necessary.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.8% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 3.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.Embalmers | 1.7% | L1 | L1L2 | 38% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 3.5 h | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Perform various administrative tasks, such as typing documents or answering telephone calls.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 25 min | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise, and maintain a casket display area.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.7% | L1 | L1L2 | 30% | 52 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 35 min | Access to systems |
| Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.Funeral Attendants | 1.7% | L0 | L0L1 | 9% | 3.0 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care |
| Remove deceased remains from place of death.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.6% | L0 | L0L1 | 8% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 3.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
Show the other 57 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Weight | Level | Sonnet · Haiku | Share | Human time | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.Embalmers | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 45 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care |
| Dress bodies and place them in caskets.Embalmers | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 50 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.6% | L2 | L2L2 | 45% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Maintain records, such as itemized lists of clothing or valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.Embalmers | 1.6% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.6% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.Embalmers | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 5% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.Funeral Attendants | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 6 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Close incisions, using needles and sutures.Embalmers | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 20 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.Funeral Attendants | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 25 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Obtain burial permits and register deaths.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.Embalmers | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 28 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.Embalmers | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 15 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.Embalmers | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 52 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Plan placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjust lights, fixtures, or floral displays.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.5% | L1 | L1L1 | 20% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.Embalmers | 1.5% | L0 | L0L0 | 0% | 25 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.5% | L2 | L2L3 | 70% | 1.8 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 42 min | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after-care programs.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.4% | L1 | L1L1 | 18% | 52 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 2.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Perform the duties of funeral directors, including coordinating funeral activities.Embalmers | 1.4% | L1 | L1L2 | 40% | 7.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Prepare obituaries for newspapers.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.4% | L2 | L2L3 | 75% | 45 min | Trust and care |
| Insert convex celluloid or cotton between eyeballs and eyelids to prevent slipping and sinking of eyelids.Embalmers | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 0% | 4 min | Physical presence, Accountability |
| Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.Funeral Attendants | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 22 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump.Embalmers | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Close caskets at appropriate point in services.Funeral Attendants | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 5 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Clean funeral parlors or chapels.Funeral Attendants | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 1.3 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Conduct interviews to arrange for the preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations.Embalmers | 1.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 42% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Arrange funeral home equipment and perform general maintenance.Embalmers | 1.4% | L0 | L0L1 | 10% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Attach trocar to pump-tube, start pump, and repeat probing to force embalming fluid into organs.Embalmers | 1.4% | L0 | L0L0 | 0% | 32 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 1.9 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.Funeral Attendants | 1.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 0% | 4 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.3% | L1 | L2L1 | 30% | 1.3 h | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 30 min | Trust and care |
| Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 52 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Receive or usher people to their seats for services.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 30 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.Funeral Attendants | 1.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Assist with placing caskets in hearses and organize cemetery processions.Embalmers | 1.3% | L1 | L1L2 | 22% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.Funeral Attendants | 1.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 10 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Supervise funeral attendants and other funeral home staff.Embalmers | 1.3% | L1 | L1L2 | 30% | 2.3 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Perform general maintenance tasks for funeral homes, such as maintaining equipment or caring for funeral grounds.Funeral Attendants | 1.3% | L0 | L0L1 | 8% | 2.0 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Supervise funeral processions and assist with cemetery parking.Funeral Attendants | 1.2% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 1.3 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Transport the deceased to the funeral home.Funeral Attendants · supplemental task | 1.2% | L0 | L0L0 | 6% | 1.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Direct casket and floral display placement and arrange guest seating.Embalmers | 1.2% | L0 | L0L1 | 12% | 52 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Serve as pallbearers, attend visiting rooms, and provide other assistance to the bereaved.Embalmers | 1.2% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Issue and store funeral equipment.Funeral Attendants | 1.2% | L0 | L0L2 | 24% | 28 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.2% | L2 | L2L2 | 40% | 4.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased.Funeral Attendants | 1.1% | L0 | L0L1 | 12% | 52 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Act as pallbearers.Funeral Attendants | 1.1% | L0 | L0L0 | 1% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased.Funeral Attendants | 1.1% | L1 | L1L2 | 50% | 15 min | Trust and care |
| Pack body orifices with cotton saturated with embalming fluid to prevent escape of gases or waste matter.Embalmers | 1.0% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 10 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Direct preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 1.0% | L2 | L2L2 | 38% | 4.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 0.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 28% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Arrange for transporting the deceased to another state for interment.Embalmers | 0.8% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Perform special procedures necessary for remains that are to be transported to other states or overseas, or where death was caused by infectious disease.Embalmers | 0.8% | L0 | L0L1 | 10% | 2.8 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.Embalmers | 0.8% | L0 | L0L1 | 6% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Press diaphragm to evacuate air from lungs.Embalmers · supplemental task | 0.7% | L0 | L0L0 | 0% | 2 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Assist coroners at death scenes or at autopsies, file police reports, and testify at inquests or in court, if employed by a coroner.Embalmers · supplemental task | 0.5% | L1 | L1L2 | 20% | 3.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Against other measures
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 24.7% | 38 |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.146 | 27 |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | -0.489 | 40 |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 13 | 7 |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.102 | 38 |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0 | 16 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Same sub-major group (51)
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Driving instructors 5165 | 59.2 | |
| Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments 5151 | 55.3 | |
| Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers 5161 | 52.6 | |
| Travel guides 5113 | 43.6 | |
| Domestic housekeepers 5152 | 39.6 | |
| Companions and valets 5162 | 36.8 | |
| Personal services workers not elsewhere classified 5169 | 36.4 | |
| Beauticians and related workers 5142 | 26.5 | |
| Hairdressers 5141 | 25.8 | |
| Cooks 5120 | 24.2 | |
| Pet groomers and animal care workers 5164 | 23.8 | |
| Bartenders 5132 | 20.2 |
Dashed line: undertakers and embalmers (24.7%).
Cite this record
Text
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Undertakers and embalmers (ISCO-08 5163), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/5163
BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
title = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v2026.1},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
note = {Record: Undertakers and embalmers (ISCO-08 5163)}
}Machine-readable
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