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