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