Embalmers

Also Called: Apprentice Embalmer, Embalmer, Funeral Director/Embalmer, Licensed Embalmer

Associate's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$35,360

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Embalmers do

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

  • Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
  • Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
  • Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
Industry Areas:

Hospitality • Retail Sales and Services

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Work Context

  • Contact With Others
  • Frequency of Decision Making
  • Telephone
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Freedom to Make Decisions

Tools

  • Floor grade forceps or hemostats
  • Makeup kits
  • Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories
  • Embalming vein drainage tubes
  • Embalming injecting tubes

Technology

Word processing software
Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software
FPA Software MACCS
Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Business
customer service
management
Arts and Humanities
English language
philisophy and religion
Math and Science
chemistry
biology
Safety and Government
law and government

Education

  • 52% Associate's degree
  • 35% Bachelor's degree
  • 13% Post-secondary certificate

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

Embalmers Currently Selected

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

 Job Training Match

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Amarillo College

    Amarillo, TX

  • American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

    New York, NY

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Concern for Others
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Cooperation

Values

  • Independence
  • Support
  • Relationships

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Embalmers across the country typically make.

$17.00 / hour
$35,360 /year

Entry Level

$26.01 / hour
$54,090 /year

Median Level

$38.29 / hour
$79,650 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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