1. MORTUARY SERVICES

2. BASIC JOB DUTIES  Involve preparation of body  Performance of a ceremony that honors the dead and meets spiritual needs of the living  Cremation or burial of remains  Maintain religious rites and cultural diversity

3. EMPLOYMENT  Funeral homes  Mortuaries  Crematoriums  Cemetery associations

4. FUNERAL DIRECTORS  Also called Morticians/ Undertakers  Provide support to survivors  Interview family  Establish details of funeral  Secure and file legal documentations  ALL business activities of the funeral home  Most are embalmers

5.  Need Bachelors Degree  Avg job growth  36 K/ yr  Licensure required in ALL states

6. EMBALMERS  Prepare body for interment by washing  Replace body fluids  Reshape and restructure body as needed  Apply cosmetics  Dress body and place in casket  Maintain embalming reports and list of clothes and jewelry

7.  Associates degree  Below avg growth  35 K/ yr  Licensure required in ALL states

8. MORTUARY ASSISTANT  Assist with prep of body  Drive hearse  Arrange flowers  Assist with prep of services  File and maintain of records  Clean funeral home

9.  HSE program or OTJ  Avg growth  17 K/yr

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