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