Also called: Cemetery Superintendent, Memorial Park Manager
Runs a cemetery's sales, burials, grounds crew, records and long-term maintenance.
She schedules four burials, walks the grounds with the crew to plan a new section, helps a family choose a plot, and updates records going back 150 years.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's in business; many learn on the job.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Horticulture.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Mapping and records software help; selling plots, arranging burials and leading the grounds crew stay human.
Classes: Business, Biology, Agriculture/horticulture.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9171.
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