Undertakers and embalmers perform various tasks in the disposal of dead human bodies.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- The majority of Undertakers and embalmers earn a salary between $1,533 and $4,203 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Undertakers and embalmers ranges from $1,533 to $2,846.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $1,636 and $3,257 per month.
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Tasks and duties
- Making arrangements for and conducting funerals, cremations and burials
- Embalming human remains to retard or arrest the process of decay
- Conforming to health and sanitation and ensuring that legal requirements concerning embalming are met
- Incising and closing incisions on various parts of the body and reshaping or reconstructing disfigured or maimed human remains when necessary
- Dressing human bodies and placing them in caskets
- Conducting interviews to arrange for preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations