Funeral Attendants

Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased.

Greet people at the funeral home.

Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.

Transport the deceased to the funeral home.

Manage funeral home finances, including receiving payments, making bank deposits, or performing general bookkeeping duties.

Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.

Close caskets at appropriate point in services.

Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after care programs.

Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains.

Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.

Obtain burial permits and register deaths.

Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms.

Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.

Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.

Meet with family members to plan the funeral.

Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.

Perform various administrative tasks, such as typing documents or answering telephone calls.

Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.

Supervise funeral processions and assist with cemetery parking.

Act as pallbearers.

Clean funeral parlors or chapels.

Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased.

Issue and store funeral equipment.

Prepare obituaries for newspapers.

Perform general maintenance tasks for funeral homes, such as maintaining equipment or caring for funeral grounds.

Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased.