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