Occupation information for Funeral Attendants District Of Columbia

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Perform a 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.

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Currently Employed: 40

Projected Annual Job Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: Not Available

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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typical job duties
  • Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased.
  • Greet people at the funeral home.
  • 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.
  • Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
  • Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
  • Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after-care programs.
  • Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
  • Obtain burial permits and register deaths.
tools & technology
Tools:
  • Articulating boom lift
  • Automobiles or cars
  • Autopsy tables
  • Cadaver carriers
  • Cadaver lifter or transfer devices

Technology:
  • Accounting software
  • Human resources software
  • Office suite software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
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