Also called: VA National Cemetery Administration, Cemetery caretaker
Maintains the grounds and helps families at the 150+ VA national cemeteries where veterans are buried with honors.
Caretakers set headstones perfectly in line, mow and edge grounds, and help with burials; cemetery representatives guide grieving families through arrangements. It's quiet, respectful work. The VA's national cemeteries regularly top customer-satisfaction surveys.
Federal Wage Grade pay; estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; veterans preferred; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Horticulture, Mortuary Science.
Growing about average. Steady; the VA continues to open new cemeteries.
Low risk for 10 years. Robot mowers may help; burials, headstones and helping families stay human.
Classes: Horticulture / agriculture CTE, US history.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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