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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.

What you’d 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.

Skills that matter

  • Service Orientation
  • Active Listening
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Funeral Director
  • Funeral Home Manager
  • Funeral Service Manager
  • Location Manager
  • Arranging Funeral Director
  • Funeral Home Location Manager

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