What You'll Do

  • Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
  • Greet people at the funeral home.
  • Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
  • Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
  • Obtain burial permits and register deaths.
  • Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
  • Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
  • Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
  • Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
  • Clean funeral parlors or chapels.

Essential Skills

Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5
Service Orientation 3.25/5
Active Listening 3.12/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Critical Thinking 2.62/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.38/5
Time Management 2.38/5
Writing 2.25/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Empathy, Cooperation, Sincerity, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.25/5
Oral Expression 3.25/5
Near Vision 3.12/5
Speech Clarity 3.12/5
Written Comprehension 3.0/5
Speech Recognition 3.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 2.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 2.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Bookkeeping software iCIMS Talent Cloud software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Empathy (High importance: 4.76/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.62/5)
  • Sincerity (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.48/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Cemetery Services Specialist Embalmer Apprentice Funeral Assistant Funeral Associate Funeral Attendant Funeral Director Funeral Greeter Funeral Home Assistant Funeral Home Associate Funeral Home Attendant Funeral Service Attendant Funeral Services Assistant (FSA) Greeter Mortician Helper Pallbearer Undertaker Assistant Undertaker Helper