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