Personal Care and Service
Crematory Operators
Operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations. Duties may include preparing the body for cremation and performing general maintenance on crematory equipment. May use traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, or alkaline hydrolysis.
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $59,510
- $28.61/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 30
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- 0.0%
- 10 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- High school diploma or equivalent
- plus Short-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $46,040 | $46,040 | $59,510 | $62,020 | $83,760 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure27 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- GPTs-are-GPTs 27
Observed AI use today: Not published (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is lower. Most of the work is running and maintaining crematory equipment and preparing remains by hand, and AI tools do not do those physical tasks. Tools may help a little with record-keeping and keeping up with state and local rules.
Likely to change
- Record-keeping and regulation paperwork
- Reminders for equipment maintenance schedules
Still relies on people
- Operating crematory equipment safely
- Preparing remains with care and respect
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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