CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Funeral Attendants
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Summary Job Description |
Tasks |
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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. |
Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. |
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Greet people at the funeral home. |
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Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines. |
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Close caskets at appropriate point in services. |
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Transfer the deceased to funeral homes. |
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Obtain burial permits and register deaths. |
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Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. |
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Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals. |
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Clean and drive funeral vehicles such as cars or hearses in funeral processions. |
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Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment. |
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Clean funeral parlors and chapels. |
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Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets. |
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Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased. |
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Perform general maintenance duties for funeral homes. |
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Issue and store funeral equipment. |
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Assist with cremations, and with the processing and packaging of cremated remains. |
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Act as pallbearers. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Important Knowledge Competencies |
Competency Description |
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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. |
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English Language |
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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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. |
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Clerical |
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Important Skill Competencies |
Competency Description |
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Speaking |
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Service Orientation |
Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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. |
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Social Perceptiveness |
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Coordination |
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Important Ability Competencies |
Competency Description |
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Oral Comprehension |
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Speech Clarity |
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speech Recognition |
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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 there is a problem. |
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Near Vision |
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Static Strength |
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Prerequisite Qualification Category |
Education and Experience Level |
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Required Level of Education |
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) |
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Related Work Experience |
None |
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Related Work Experience |
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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Alternate Job Title(s) |
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Administrative Assistant |
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Apprentice Funeral Director |
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Assistant Funeral Director |
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Attendant |
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Crematory Operator |
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Embalmer |
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Embalmer Apprentice |
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Family Services Assistant (FSA) |
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Funeral Assistant |
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Funeral Attendant |
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Funeral Director |
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Funeral Director Intern |
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Funeral Greeter |
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Funeral Home Assistant |
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Funeral Home Associate |
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Funeral Home Attendant |
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Funeral Service Apprentice |
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Funeral Service Attendant |
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Limosine Driver |
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Mortician |
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Mortician Helper |
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Pallbearer |
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Property Man |
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Property Worker |
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Receptionist |
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Secretary |
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Undertaker Assistant |
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Undertaker Helper |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Services
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Job Family:
Funeral
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Benchmark Title:
Funeral Attendants
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