About This Career Path
Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.
A Day In The Life
Human Services Industry
Salary Breakdown
Embalmers
Average
$39,150
ANNUAL
$18.82
HOURLY
Entry Level
$25,270
ANNUAL
$12.15
HOURLY
Mid Level
$38,380
ANNUAL
$18.45
HOURLY
Expert Level
$60,000
ANNUAL
$28.85
HOURLY
Projected Jobs
Embalmers
100
Projected job openings through 2030
Top Expected Tasks
Embalmers
01
Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
02
Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
03
Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
04
Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
05
Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
06
Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.
07
Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
08
Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump.
09
Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.
10
Perform the duties of funeral directors, including coordinating funeral activities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Embalmers
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Chemistry
KNOWLEDGE
Psychology
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Law and Government
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Service Orientation
SKILL
Social Perceptiveness
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Oral Expression
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