Embalmers
Embalmer, Licensed Embalmer, Trade Embalmer
What they do:
Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.
On the job, you would:
- Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
- Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
- Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
- chemistry
- psychology
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- philosophy and religion
Safety and Government
- law and government
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software
- HMIS Advantage
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
associate's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
bachelor's degree
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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