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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”
- Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.
- Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff.
- Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.
- Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.
- Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.
- Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise and maintain a casket display area.
- Plan placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjust lights, fixtures, or floral displays.
- Direct preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate funerals, burials, or cremations, arranging details such as floral delivery or the time and place of services.
- Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.
- Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.
- Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.
- Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.
- Receive or usher people to their seats for services.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Perform embalming duties as necessary.
- Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.
- Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.
- Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.
- Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hydraulic body lifts
- Embalming vein drainage tubing
- Extremity positioners
- Nasal tube aspirators
- Tinting brushes
- Cuticle scissors
- Protective medical face masks
- Gravity injectors
- Curved Kelly forceps
- Centrifugal force pumps
- Non-clogging post aspirators
- Calvarium clamps
- Bistoury knives
- Curved suture needles
- Highlighting brushes
- Embalming machines
- Embalming bulb syringes
- Carotid tubes
- Embalming syringes
- Trocar sterilizers
- Angular forceps
- Laptop computers
- Protective hoods
- Embalming fluid pumps
- Infant trocars
- Jugular drain tubes
- Fixation forceps
- Hypodermic needles
- Spring forceps
- Curved arterial tubes
- Ring cutters
- Lister bandage scissors
- Straight surgical scissors
- Eye suture scissors
- Iris scissors
- Lining brushes
- Mortuary lifts
- Hairpin injectors
- Air brushes
- Paint sprayers
- Body positioners
- Cosmetic brushes
- Body bags
- Head blocks
- Hydro-electric aspirators
- Straight Kelly forceps
- Emergency eye wash stations
- Surgical razors
- Embalming injector needles
- Casket lifters
- Iliac drain tubes
- Infant arterial tubes
- Powder dusting brushes
- Surgical scalpels
- Personal computers
- Suture needle holders
- Thumb forceps
- Electric mortuary aspirators
- Barber scissors
- Stippling brushes
- Aneurysm needles
- Adult trocars
- Protective medical gloves
- Head rests
- Lower body positioners
- Refrigerated body storage cabinets
- Blending brushes
- Femoral drain tubes
- Safety coveralls
- Tube occluding forceps
- Steam autoclaves
- Mayo scissors
- Stryker saws
- Straight arterial tubes
- Axillary drain tubes
- Desktop computers
- Protective shoe covers
- Arm and hand positioners
- Safety goggles
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- HMIS Advantage
- FPA Software MACCS
- Microsoft Word
- FuneralKiosk
- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Office
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software