Also called: Army National Guard Funeral Honors, Honor guard (Guard/Reserve)
Guard and Reserve members who fold the flag, play Taps, and fire rifle volleys at veterans' funerals in their home state.
Funeral honors teams travel to cemeteries across the state, sometimes several funerals a day, presenting the folded flag to a veteran's family. Many members do it part-time on paid orders.
Often part-time paid orders; full-time teams earn RMC. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. Guard or Reserve membership plus honor guard training. Free-college benefits: Tuition Assistance (up to $4,500/yr) while serving, the Post-9/11 GI Bill (36 months of tuition + housing stipend) afterward, and SkillBridge internships before separating.
Ways in: Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Military specialties are not in BLS projections. The services recruit for this job every year and openings track force size and retention rather than market growth.
Low risk for 10 years. Folding the flag and playing Taps for families stays human.
Classes: Band (trumpet/bugle), US history.
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