Funeral Home Managers
What Funeral Home Managers Do
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- 56.1%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- 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.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.7/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 4.4/5
- English Languageimportance 4.3/5
- Administrativeimportance 4.0/5
- Economics and Accountingimportance 3.7/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.6/5
- Psychologyimportance 3.6/5
- Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Telephone Conversations5.0/5
- E-Mail4.9/5
- Contact With Others4.8/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
- In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment4.8/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling98% skill match
- Lodging Managers98% skill match
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers97% skill match
- Bartenders96% skill match
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare96% skill match
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers96% skill match
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers95% skill match
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers95% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 4.0/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.9/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.5/5
- Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.5/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.3/5
- Persuasionimportance 3.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- CSR Consultants Cemetery Management SC
- CodeJam MemoriesOnTV
- Email software
- FPA Software MACCS
- Financial reporting software
- HMIS Advantage
- Mortware Professional
- Twin Tiers Technologies CIMS
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Empathy
- Cooperation
- Sincerity
- Integrity
- Self-Control
- Attention to Detail
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- EnterprisingHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- SocialMedium
- RealisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where funeral home managers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Mobile, AL3.25× national avg
- 2Providence-Warwick, RI-MA2.34× national avg
- 3Birmingham, AL2.34× national avg
- 4Urban Honolulu, HI1.73× national avg
- 5St. Louis, MO-IL1.72× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral ArrangersCareer Change
- General and Operations ManagersAdvancement
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersCareer Change
- Residential AdvisorsCareer Change
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General
- Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service (Houston, TX)grads earn ~$54,162
- Dallas Institute of Funeral Service (Dallas, TX)grads earn ~$52,516
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service (New York, NY)grads earn ~$60,648
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science (Wheeling, IL)grads earn ~$62,143
- Piedmont Technical College (Greenwood, SC)