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Job Description
Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, aiding with the selection of officials for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 39-4031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,700.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
- Currently, there are 25,850 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors”.
Also Known As…
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors
- Operations Manager
- Mortician
- Licensed Funeral Director
- Funeral Pre-Need Consultant
- Funeral Location Manager
- Funeral Director / Embalmer
- Funeral Director
- Funeral Counselor
- Funeral Arranger
- Funeral Arrangement Director
- Undertaker
- Location Manager
- Licensed Mortician
- Licensed Embalmer
- Hospital Mortician
- Funeral Prearrangement Counselor
- Funeral Pre-arrangement Specialist
- Funeral Pre-arrangement Counselor
- Funeral Planning Counselor
- Funeral Planner
- Funeral Home Manager
- Funeral Director and Mortician
- Funeral Director and Embalmer
- Embalmer
- Director
Tasks for “Certified Mortician”
- Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.
- Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.
- Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.
- Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.
- Receive or usher people to their seats for services.
- Direct preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.
- Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.
- Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.
- Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise and maintain a casket display area.
- Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.
- Perform embalming duties as necessary.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.
- Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff.
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.
- Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.
- Plan placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjust lights, fixtures, or floral displays.
- Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.
- Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.
- Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.
Related Technology & Tools
- Nasal tube aspirators
- Head rests
- Angular forceps
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Embalming bulb syringes
- Extremity positioners
- Trocar sterilizers
- Curved Kelly forceps
- Curved arterial tubes
- Spring forceps
- Surgical scalpels
- Fixation forceps
- Mortuary lifts
- Iris scissors
- Highlighting brushes
- Hairpin injectors
- Bistoury knives
- Barber scissors
- Mayo scissors
- Embalming syringes
- Body positioners
- Axillary drain tubes
- Infant trocars
- Protective shoe covers
- Jugular drain tubes
- Embalming injector needles
- Steam autoclaves
- Tinting brushes
- Stryker saws
- Head blocks
- Straight arterial tubes
- Safety goggles
- Lining brushes
- Protective medical gloves
- Straight surgical scissors
- Casket lifters
- Refrigerated body storage cabinets
- Arm and hand positioners
- Tube occluding forceps
- Personal computers
- Hydro-electric aspirators
- Powder dusting brushes
- Embalming vein drainage tubing
- Electric mortuary aspirators
- Protective hoods
- Femoral drain tubes
- Cuticle scissors
- Adult trocars
- Paint sprayers
- Embalming machines
- Centrifugal force pumps
- Straight Kelly forceps
- Body bags
- Blending brushes
- Protective medical face masks
- Surgical razors
- Aneurysm needles
- Safety coveralls
- Gravity injectors
- Calvarium clamps
- Eye suture scissors
- Air brushes
- Lower body positioners
- Suture needle holders
- Hydraulic body lifts
- Non-clogging post aspirators
- Ring cutters
- Lister bandage scissors
- Hypodermic needles
- Stippling brushes
- Carotid tubes
- Embalming fluid pumps
- Thumb forceps
- Iliac drain tubes
- Curved suture needles
- Emergency eye wash stations
- Cosmetic brushes
- Infant arterial tubes
- HMIS Advantage
- Corel WordPerfect
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software
- FPA Software MACCS
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
- Web browser software
- FuneralKiosk
- Microsoft Excel