Embalmers
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
- Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
- Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
- Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump.
- Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
- Perform the duties of funeral directors, including coordinating funeral activities.
- Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
- Conduct interviews to arrange for the preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -6.2%
National: +2.3%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$49,910.00
State
$53,670.00
Regional
Embalmers
Description
Career Cluster: | Human Services |
Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.
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Embalmers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 86.37%
- Bachelor's Degree = 13.63%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 53.05%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 25.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 17.66%
- None = 2.89%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 0.92%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.39%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 27.12%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 24.77%
- None = 21%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 18.57%
- Up to and including 1 month = 7.23%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.31%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 36.27%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 18.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.59%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.82%
- None or short demonstration = 14.35%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 0.39%
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Embalmers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
- Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
- Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
- Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump.
- Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
- Perform the duties of funeral directors, including coordinating funeral activities.
- Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
- Conduct interviews to arrange for the preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations.
- Attach trocar to pump-tube, start pump, and repeat probing to force embalming fluid into organs.
- Perform special procedures necessary for remains that are to be transported to other states or overseas, or where death was caused by infectious disease.
- Maintain records, such as itemized lists of clothing or valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.
- Insert convex celluloid or cotton between eyeballs and eyelids to prevent slipping and sinking of eyelids.
- Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.
- Arrange for transporting the deceased to another state for interment.
- Supervise funeral attendants and other funeral home staff.
- Pack body orifices with cotton saturated with embalming fluid to prevent escape of gases or waste matter.
- Assist with placing caskets in hearses and organize cemetery processions.
- Serve as pallbearers, attend visiting rooms, and provide other assistance to the bereaved.
- Direct casket and floral display placement and arrange guest seating.
- Arrange funeral home equipment and perform general maintenance.
- Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.
- Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Assist coroners at death scenes or at autopsies, file police reports, and testify at inquests or in court, if employed by a coroner.
- Press diaphragm to evacuate air from lungs.
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Embalmers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Surgical trocars for general use or accessories (Adult trocars)
- Air brushes
- Chemical pumps (Air-pressure embalming machines)
- Postmortem needles (Aneurysm needles)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Angular forceps)
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Arm and hand positioners)
- Embalming vein drainage tubes (Axillary drain tubes)
- Hair care supplies (Barber scissors)
- Autopsy knives or blades (Bistoury knives)
- Makeup kits (Blending brushes)
- Body bags
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Body positioners)
- Postmortem incision clips (Calvarium clamps)
- Embalming injecting tubes (Carotid tubes)
- Cadaver lifter or transfer devices (Casket lifters)
- Centrifugal pumps (Centrifugal force pumps)
- Makeup kits (Cosmetic brushes)
- Embalming injecting tubes (Curved arterial tubes)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Curved Kelly forceps)
- Suture needles (Curved suture needles)
- Manicure implements (Cuticle scissors)
- Desktop computers
- Mortuary aspirators (Electric mortuary aspirators)
- Embalming cavity injectors (Embalming bulb syringes)
- Chemical pumps (Embalming fluid pumps)
- Embalming injector needles
- Embalming cavity injectors (Embalming syringes)
- Embalming vein drainage tubes (Embalming vein drainage tubing)
- Eyewashers or eye wash stations (Emergency eye wash stations)
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Extremity positioners)
- Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades or scissors or accessories (Eye suture scissors)
- Embalming vein drainage tubes (Femoral drain tubes)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Fixation forceps)
- Embalming cavity injectors (Gravity injectors)
- Embalming injecting tubes (Hairpin injectors)
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Head blocks)
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Head rests)
- Makeup kits (Highlighting brushes)
- Cadaver lifter or transfer devices (Hydraulic body lifts)
- Mortuary aspirators (Hydro-electric aspirators)
- Hypodermic needles
- Embalming vein drainage tubes (Iliac drain tubes)
- Embalming injecting tubes (Infant arterial tubes)
- Surgical trocars for general use or accessories (Infant trocars)
- Embalming injector needles (Injector needle guns)
- Surgical scissors (Iris scissors)
- Embalming vein drainage tubes (Jugular drain tubes)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Makeup kits (Lining brushes)
- Bandage scissors or its supplies (Lister bandage scissors)
- Operating room patient positioning devices or accessories (Lower body positioners)
- Surgical scissors (Mayo scissors)
- Cadaver lifter or transfer devices (Mortuary lifts)
- Autopsy fluid collection vacuum aspirators or tubing (Nasal tube aspirators)
- Autopsy fluid collection vacuum aspirators or tubing (Non-clogging post aspirators)
- Paint sprayers
- Personal computers
- Makeup kits (Powder dusting brushes)
- Safety hoods (Protective hoods)
- Medical staff isolation or surgical masks (Protective medical face masks)
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves (Protective medical gloves)
- Footwear covers (Protective shoe covers)
- Morgue cabinet refrigerators (Refrigerated body storage cabinets)
- Finger ring removers (Ring cutters)
- Protective coveralls (Safety coveralls)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Spring forceps)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam autoclaves)
- Makeup kits (Stippling brushes)
- Embalming injecting tubes (Straight arterial tubes)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Straight Kelly forceps)
- Surgical scissors (Straight surgical scissors)
- Autopsy saws (Stryker saws)
- Surgical shave kits or prep razors or clippers (Surgical razors)
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories (Surgical scalpels)
- Surgical needle holders for general use (Suture needle holders)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Thumb forceps)
- Makeup kits (Tinting brushes)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Trocar sterilizers)
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Tube occluding forceps)
Technologies Include:
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Project management software
- Belmar & Associates Mortware
- Custom Computer Software Funeral Director 2000
- Custom Data Systems Sterling Enterprise Management Software
- FPA Software MACCS
- HMIS Advantage
- Twin Tier Technologies MIMS
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
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Embalmers
Special Requirements
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
LICENSE RENEWAL:
The funeral service license, funeral director license, or embalmer license shall expire on March 31 of each calendar year.
TEMPORARY LICENSES:
Required Fees:
Initial license to practice funeral service or funeral director or an embalmer
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$ 275
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Renewal of licensure or registration
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$ 175
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Late renewal of licensure or registration up to one year following expiration
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$ 60
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Reinstatement of licensure or registration
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$ 275
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Reinstatement following suspension
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$ 500
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Reinstatement following revocation
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$ 1000
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Verification of licensure or registration to another state
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$ 50
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For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Funeral Directors And Embalmers
6603 West Broad St., 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1717
Phone: 804.662.9907
TTY: 804.662.7197
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/
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Embalmers
Additional Resources
For a list of accredited mortuary science programs and information on the funeral service profession write to:
The National Funeral Directors Association
13625 Bishop's Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
http://www.nfda.org
For information about college programs in mortuary science scholarships and funeral service as a career contact:
The American Board of Funeral Service Education
38 Florida Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
http://www.abfse.org/index.html
For information on continuing education programs in funeral service contact:
The Funeral Service Educational Foundation
13625 Bishop's Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
http://www.fsef.org
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Embalmers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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92.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
65.50 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
64.75 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
62.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
60.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
55.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
55.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
53.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
51.75 | Philosophy and Theology | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
49.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Embalmers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Embalmers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Embalmers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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88.75 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
85.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
82.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
82.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
79.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
76.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
75.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
73.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
73.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
72.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
71.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
71.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
70.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
70.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
67.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
65.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
63.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
59.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
58.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
56.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
56.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
54.50 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
53.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
52.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
51.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
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Embalmers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
91.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
90.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
90.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
90.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
85.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
82.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
81.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
78.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
75.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
73.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
70.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
69.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
66.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
66.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Embalmers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Embalmers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
98.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
97.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
94.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
93.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
93.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
93.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
92.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
91.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
91.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
88.00 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
87.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
86.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
86.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
85.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
85.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
84.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
82.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
81.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
81.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
80.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
78.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
74.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
74.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
74.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
73.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
70.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
67.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
67.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
66.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
61.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
60.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
55.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
54.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
53.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
53.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
51.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
51.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
51.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
49.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
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Embalmers
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Embalmers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $31,600.00 | $49,910.00 | $62,680.00 |
Virginia | $29,060.00 | $53,670.00 | $61,000.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 4,300 | 4,400 | +2.3% |
Virginia | 128 | 120 | -6.2% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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