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Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 11-9061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 88,970.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 42.00
- Currently, there are 8,370 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Funeral Service Managers”.
Also Known As…
- Funeral Service Managers
- Scheduling Manager
- Sales Manager, Prearranged Funerals
- Mortuary Operations Manager
- Market Manager
- Location Manager
- Funeral Service Manager
- Funeral Home Manager
- Funeral Home Location Manager
- Assistant Manager of Operations
- Arranging Funeral Director
- Operations Manager
- Funeral Sales Manager
- Funeral Pre-arrangement Counselor
- Funeral Planning Counselor
- Funeral Planner
- Funeral Home General Manager
- Funeral Home Director
Tasks for “Funeral Counselor”
- Interview and hire new employees.
- Explain goals, policies, or procedures to staff members.
- Negotiate contracts for prearranged funeral services.
- Sell funeral services, products, or merchandise to clients.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- Conduct market research and analyze industry trends.
- Set prices or credit terms for funeral products or services.
- Plan and implement sales promotions or other marketing strategies and activities for funeral home operations.
- Direct or monitor administrative, support, repair, or maintenance services for funeral homes.
- Schedule work hours for funeral home or contract employees.
- Evaluate the performance of vendors, contract employees, or other service providers to ensure quality and cost-efficiency.
- Complete and maintain records such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.
- Plan and implement changes to service offerings to meet community needs or increase funeral home revenues.
- Respond to customer complaints, legal inquiries, payment negotiations, or other post-service matters.
- Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations.
- Attend or make presentations at community events to promote funeral home services or build community relationships.
- Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to identify opportunities for cost reductions or service improvements.
- Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
- Identify skill development needs for funeral home staff.
- Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- Set marketing, sales, or other financial goals for funeral service establishments and monitor progress toward these goals.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Mortuary roller systems
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- Embalming tables
- Embalming machines
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- Mortuary cots
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- Passenger vehicles
- Curved suture needles
- Dump trailers
- Hypodermic syringes
- Hearses
- Numbering machines
- Trocars
- Cannula sets
- Mouth formers
- Cremation stands
- Mortuary bier pins
- Local exhaust ventilation LEV systems
- Mortuary operating tables
- Needle injector guns
- Chemical pillows
- Body bridges
- Nitrile gloves
- Ligators
- Arterial tubes
- Compaction tampers
- Respirators
- Pallbearer casket carriages
- Centrifugal force pumps
- Scalpels
- Mortuary vans
- Jugular drain tubes
- Personal protective equipment
- Mortuary lift systems
- Personal computers
- Sink covers
- Casket carriages
- Hydro-electric aspirators
- Mortuary dressing tables
- Viscera bags
- Electric mortuary aspirators
- Protective latex gloves
- Monument lifts
- Mausoleum lifts
- Email software
- HMIS Advantage
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CSR Consultants Cemetery Management SC
- CodeJam MemoriesOnTV
- Microsoft Word
- funeralOne Life Tributes
- Microsoft Office
- FPA Software MACCS
- Twin Tiers Technologies MIMS
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial reporting software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Outlook
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