Occupations/11-9171.00
Funeral Home Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
23%
More resilient
Human characteristics
82%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
58%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- Mostly routine
Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- Mostly human
Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- 02Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations.
- 03Deliver death certificates to medical facilities or offices to obtain signatures from legally authorized persons.
- 04Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- 05Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- 06Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.68
- Degree of automation2.15
- Time sitting3.24
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations3.28
- Hands-on objects/tools2.85
- Outdoors / weather3.68
- Disease exposure4.00
- Decision freedom4.53
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Speech Clarity3.62
- Problem Sensitivity3.62
- Near Vision3.62
- Speech Recognition3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.62
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.50
- Mathematics2.62
- Science1.50
- Critical Thinking3.50
- Active Learning2.88
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
3 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General 12.0301 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $36,848 2 yr — Associate · CIP 12.03 |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General 12.0301 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH · Public | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General 12.0301 | $4,800 | 100% | 25% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |