Career ResearchFuneral Director/ Mortician

Funeral Director- Description

Funeral Directors/ Morticians/ Undertakers perform various tasks during the process of preparing/ arranging a funeral. Transporting the body, preparing the body, interviewing/ meeting with the family, etc.

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Funeral Director- Tasks

Manage funeral homes, Provide/ arrange transportation, Close caskets and lead mourners, Perform embalming, Consult with family and arrange specifics of funeral, Schedule funerals/ burials/ cremations/ etc., Complete legal documents such as burial permits and death certificates, Schedule opening and closing of graves

Funeral Director- Skills

Skills funeral directors must have are speaking skills, coordination skills, and service skills.

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