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Summary Description


	Perform variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service; arranging floral offerings or lights around casket; directing or escorting mourners; closing casket; and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Apprentice Funeral Director

2.	Attendant

3.	Crematory Operator

4.	Donations Attendant

5.	Family Services Assistant (FSA)

6.	Funeral Assistant

7.	Funeral Attendant

8.	Funeral Greeter

9.	Funeral Home Assistant

10.	Funeral Home Associate

11.	Funeral Home Attendant

12.	Funeral Service Apprentice

13.	Mortician Helper

14.	Pallbearer

15.	Property Man

16.	Property Worker

17.	Undertaker Assistant

18.	Undertaker Helper

Job Tasks

	Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased. Apply makeup to alter or enhance appearance. Embalm corpses.

	Greet people at the funeral home. Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.

	Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.

	Transport the deceased to the funeral home.

	Manage funeral home finances, including receiving payments, making bank deposits, or performing general bookkeeping duties. Maintain financial or account records.

	Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. Provide escort or transportation. Provide patrons with directions to locales or attractions.

	Close caskets at appropriate point in services. Handle caskets.

	Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after care programs. Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.

	Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains.

	Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines. Assist patrons with entering or exiting vehicles or other forms of transportation.

	Obtain burial permits and register deaths. Prepare administrative documents.

	Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms. Perform administrative or clerical tasks.

	Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals. Handle caskets.

	Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions. Clean tools or equipment. Drive vehicles to transport patrons.

	Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment. Deliver items.

	Meet with family members to plan the funeral. Discuss service options or needs with clients.

	Perform various administrative tasks, such as typing documents or answering telephone calls. Perform administrative or clerical tasks.

	Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets. Arrange items for use or display.

	Supervise funeral processions and assist with cemetery parking. Direct funeral or mortuary activities.

	Act as pallbearers. Handle caskets.

	Clean funeral parlors or chapels. Clean work areas or facilities.

	Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased. Deliver items.

	Issue and store funeral equipment. Assign resources or facilities to patrons or employees.

	Prepare obituaries for newspapers.

	Perform general maintenance tasks for funeral homes, such as maintaining equipment or caring for funeral grounds. Maintain facilities.

	Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased. Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

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