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