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Funeral Home Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
- Median pay
- $76,830
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +4.1%
- Stable
- Typical entry
- Associate's degree
Key skills
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
What they do
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations.
- Deliver death certificates to medical facilities or offices to obtain signatures from legally authorized persons.
- Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
- Complete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.
- Sell funeral services, products, or merchandise to clients.
- Plan and implement changes to service offerings to meet community needs or increase funeral home revenues.
- Respond to customer complaints, legal inquiries, payment negotiations, or other post-service matters.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.