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Career: Funeral Attendants
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. |
99
|
Greet people at the funeral home. |
97
|
Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. |
95
|
Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets. |
93
|
Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment. |
91
|
Clean funeral parlors and chapels. |
90
|
Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals. |
83
|
Clean and drive funeral vehicles such as cars or hearses in funeral processions. |
82
|
Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines. |
79
|
Close caskets at appropriate point in services. |
78
|
Perform general maintenance duties for funeral homes. |
76
|
Transfer the deceased to funeral homes. |
74
|
Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased. |
74
|
Issue and store funeral equipment. |
69
|
Obtain burial permits and register deaths. |
66
|
Act as pallbearers. |
47
|
Assist with cremations, and with the processing and packaging of cremated remains. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
71
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
69
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
64
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
64
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
55
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
53
|
Getting Information
|
52
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
51
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
49
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
48
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
48
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
47
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
47
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
44
|
Thinking Creatively
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Processing Information
|
40
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
40
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
38
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
36
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
36
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
34
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
34
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
33
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
32
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
31
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
31
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
30
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
29
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
28
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
26
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
25
|
Interacting With Computers
|
24
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
23
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
23
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
18
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
13
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|