Also called: Human Remains Repatriation Coordinator, Trade Funeral Shipping Specialist
Arranges flights, consulate paperwork and airline rules to send a person who died away from home back to their family, often in another country.
A tourist from Italy died in Florida, and the family wants him home for a funeral in five days. She gets the death certificate translated, wins the Italian consulate's approval, books cargo space on a flight to Rome, and tracks the casket through customs while updating the family by WhatsApp.
Estimate; specialized shipping firms and large funeral homes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Often a licensed funeral director, but some coordinators learn on the job; knowing languages and consulate rules helps.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Mortuary Science, International Business, World Languages.
Growing about average. Steady with international travel and immigrant families who want burial in their home country.
Medium risk for 10 years. Tracking software and e-forms speed paperwork; untangling consulate rules for grieving families stays human.
Classes: A world language, Geography, Business.
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