Embalmers

Course Advisor

United States

On-site

USD 25,260 - 71,920

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking an Embalmer in the United States to prepare bodies for interment following legal requirements. Duties include maintaining records, supervising staff, and employing techniques to restore disfigured bodies. Candidates should demonstrate a strong background in critical thinking and have experience with relevant software tools. The role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities to work in various states that may influence salary ranges from $25,260 to $71,920 annually.

Responsibilities

Maintain records for embalmed bodies and their valuables.
Supervise funeral attendants and staff.
Assist coroners at death scenes or autopsies.
Pack body orifices with embalming fluid to prevent gas escape.
Reshape disfigured bodies using dermasurgery techniques.

Skills

Speaking

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Service Orientation

Social Perceptiveness

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Web browser software

FPA Software MACCS

HMIS Advantage

Belmar & Associates Mortware

Custom Data Systems Sterling Management Software

Twin Tier Technologies MIMS

Job description

All About Embalmers

Position Description: Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

Embalmer Responsibilities

Maintain records, such as itemized lists of clothing or valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.
Supervise funeral attendants and other funeral home staff.
Assist coroners at death scenes or at autopsies, file police reports, and testify at inquests or in court, if employed by a coroner.
Pack body orifices with cotton saturated with embalming fluid to prevent escape of gases or waste matter.
Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
Insert convex celluloid or cotton between eyeballs and eyelids to prevent slipping and sinking of eyelids.

Embalmer Needed Skills

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Other Embalmer Job Titles

Supervisor and Licensed Embalmer and Crematory Operator
Funeral Director/Embalmer
Assistant Manager/Embalmer
Preparation Room Manager
Licensed Embalmer Supervisor

What Kind of Embalmer Job Opportunities Are There?

In the United States, there were 3,700 jobs for Embalmer in 2016. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Embalmer. There will be an estimated 600 positions for Embalmer per year.

The states with the most job growth for Embalmer are North Carolina, Colorado, and Tennessee. Watch out if you plan on working in Kansas, Kentucky, or Illinois. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Embalmer Salary

The typical yearly salary for Embalmers is somewhere between $25,260 and $71,920.

Embalmers who work in New York, Oregon, or Ohio, make the highest salaries.

Median Annual Salaries by State