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CJ
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What does a day in the life of a funeral director/embalmer look like?
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J Huff
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Good day CJ!
Although I am not a funeral director, I do know that a person in this position assumes many roles. For one, you are helping people plan and arrange services at difficult time . Funeral directors are caring individuals who have good communication and listening skills. Some may provide family and others with information about grief while helping with funeral arrangements. Other individuals in funeral services are attentive to detail and ceremonial procedures. Also, they may be knowledgeable of and sensitive to how different cultures honor the dead. Other areas that they need to be knowledgeable in are art/makeup and business applications.
Check out a few mortuary science programs to get a feel of what types of training is needed. Also, you may consider calling and visiting a funeral home in your area. See if you can shadow a director for a day or two. Also, take a look at the education needed to become a mortician.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook has good information
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-service-occupations.htm#:~:text=Morticians%20and%20funeral%20arrangers%20(also,for%20pallbearers%20and%20clergy%20services.
The school indicated below (there are others schools at 2-year and 4-year institutions) lists courses that mortuary science majors take. You can call the school or call a school that is close to you that has a Mortuary Science major and ask if you can visit the program.
https://catalog.siu.edu/programs/msfs/courses.php
I hope this helps.
Although I am not a funeral director, I do know that a person in this position assumes many roles. For one, you are helping people plan and arrange services at difficult time . Funeral directors are caring individuals who have good communication and listening skills. Some may provide family and others with information about grief while helping with funeral arrangements. Other individuals in funeral services are attentive to detail and ceremonial procedures. Also, they may be knowledgeable of and sensitive to how different cultures honor the dead. Other areas that they need to be knowledgeable in are art/makeup and business applications.
Check out a few mortuary science programs to get a feel of what types of training is needed. Also, you may consider calling and visiting a funeral home in your area. See if you can shadow a director for a day or two. Also, take a look at the education needed to become a mortician.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook has good information
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-service-occupations.htm#:~:text=Morticians%20and%20funeral%20arrangers%20(also,for%20pallbearers%20and%20clergy%20services.
The school indicated below (there are others schools at 2-year and 4-year institutions) lists courses that mortuary science majors take. You can call the school or call a school that is close to you that has a Mortuary Science major and ask if you can visit the program.
https://catalog.siu.edu/programs/msfs/courses.php
I hope this helps.