Will “Hospital Mortician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
20% Chance of Automation
“Hospital Mortician” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #207 out of #702, where higher means less likely to be replaced.
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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
- 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 “Hospital Mortician”
- Arrange for pallbearers or inform pallbearers or honorary groups of their duties.
- 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.
- Maintain financial records, order merchandise, or prepare accounts.
- Perform embalming duties as necessary.
- Participate in community activities for funeral home promotion or other purposes.
- Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.
- Direct preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.
- Provide or arrange transportation between sites for the remains, mourners, pallbearers, clergy, or flowers.
- Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Plan placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjust lights, fixtures, or floral displays.
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds.
- Close caskets and lead funeral corteges to churches or burial sites.
- 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.
- Oversee the preparation and care of the remains of people who have died.
- Arrange for clergy members to perform needed services.
- Discuss and negotiate prearranged funerals with clients.
- Receive or usher people to their seats for services.
- Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mortuary lifts
- Paint sprayers
- Nasal tube aspirators
- Lower body positioners
- Calvarium clamps
- Protective shoe covers
- Hydraulic body lifts
- Stryker saws
- Arm and hand positioners
- Cuticle scissors
- Iliac drain tubes
- Protective hoods
- Angular forceps
- Trocar sterilizers
- Body positioners
- Body bags
- Barber scissors
- Casket lifters
- Extremity positioners
- Ring cutters
- Electric mortuary aspirators
- Embalming injector needles
- Air brushes
- Adult trocars
- Surgical razors
- Highlighting brushes
- Fixation forceps
- Emergency eye wash stations
- Aneurysm needles
- Mayo scissors
- Embalming machines
- Laptop computers
- Centrifugal force pumps
- Head blocks
- Carotid tubes
- Cosmetic brushes
- Stippling brushes
- Spring forceps
- Hydro-electric aspirators
- Straight arterial tubes
- Embalming syringes
- Gravity injectors
- Straight surgical scissors
- Embalming fluid pumps
- Head rests
- Refrigerated body storage cabinets
- Desktop computers
- Bistoury knives
- Safety goggles
- Jugular drain tubes
- Hairpin injectors
- Blending brushes
- Axillary drain tubes
- Protective medical face masks
- Lining brushes
- Straight Kelly forceps
- Femoral drain tubes
- Non-clogging post aspirators
- Embalming vein drainage tubing
- Curved Kelly forceps
- Hypodermic needles
- Safety coveralls
- Surgical scalpels
- Powder dusting brushes
- Eye suture scissors
- Embalming bulb syringes
- Steam autoclaves
- Personal computers
- Tube occluding forceps
- Iris scissors
- Suture needle holders
- Thumb forceps
- Protective medical gloves
- Infant trocars
- Curved suture needles
- Infant arterial tubes
- Lister bandage scissors
- Curved arterial tubes
- Tinting brushes
- FPA Software MACCS
- FuneralKiosk
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
- HMIS Advantage
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Office
- Belmar & Associates Mortware