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