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