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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 Counselor
- Funeral Planning Counselor
- Funeral Planner
- Funeral Home Manager
- Funeral Director and Mortician
- Funeral Director and Embalmer
- Embalmer
- Director
- Certified Mortician
Tasks for “Funeral Pre-arrangement Specialist”
- Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.
- 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.
- Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.
- 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.
- Inform survivors of benefits for which they may be eligible.
- Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.
- Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.
- Manage funeral home operations, including the hiring, training, or supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants, or other staff.
- Provide information on funeral service options, products, or merchandise and maintain a casket display area.
- Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.
- Receive or usher people to their seats for services.
- Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.
- Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.
- 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.
- Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Curved arterial tubes
- Arm and hand positioners
- Straight surgical scissors
- Gravity injectors
- Lower body positioners
- Refrigerated body storage cabinets
- Body positioners
- Safety coveralls
- Laptop computers
- Hairpin injectors
- Steam autoclaves
- Tinting brushes
- Calvarium clamps
- Personal computers
- Emergency eye wash stations
- Embalming machines
- Air brushes
- Bistoury knives
- Protective medical face masks
- Infant arterial tubes
- Embalming syringes
- Iris scissors
- Lister bandage scissors
- Desktop computers
- Stryker saws
- Centrifugal force pumps
- Aneurysm needles
- Trocar sterilizers
- Embalming bulb syringes
- Surgical razors
- Curved suture needles
- Tube occluding forceps
- Nasal tube aspirators
- Non-clogging post aspirators
- Adult trocars
- Embalming fluid pumps
- Straight arterial tubes
- Hydro-electric aspirators
- Angular forceps
- Carotid tubes
- Femoral drain tubes
- Safety goggles
- Protective medical gloves
- Powder dusting brushes
- Highlighting brushes
- Cuticle scissors
- Spring forceps
- Eye suture scissors
- Straight Kelly forceps
- Surgical scalpels
- Head blocks
- Embalming injector needles
- Paint sprayers
- Fixation forceps
- Cosmetic brushes
- Blending brushes
- Suture needle holders
- Casket lifters
- Curved Kelly forceps
- Hydraulic body lifts
- Lining brushes
- Iliac drain tubes
- Stippling brushes
- Axillary drain tubes
- Ring cutters
- Electric mortuary aspirators
- Hypodermic needles
- Head rests
- Body bags
- Protective shoe covers
- Jugular drain tubes
- Embalming vein drainage tubing
- Protective hoods
- Mortuary lifts
- Thumb forceps
- Barber scissors
- HMIS Advantage
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Corel WordPerfect
- FPA Software MACCS
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- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software
- Microsoft Word
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