National

Perform 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.

Sample of reported job titles: Funeral Attendant, Assistant Funeral Director, Funeral Assistant, Apprentice Funeral Director, Funeral Home Assistant, Funeral Home Associate, Funeral Home Attendant, Family Services Assistant (FSA), Funeral Director Intern, Limosine Driver

Tasks

• Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
• Greet people at the funeral home.
• Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
• Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
• Transfer the deceased to funeral homes.
• Obtain burial permits and register deaths.
• Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
• Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
• Clean and drive funeral vehicles such as cars or hearses in funeral processions.
• Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.