Also called: Funeral Business Owner
Owns and runs a funeral home business, often one passed down through generations.
Owners lead families through the worst days of their lives while managing staff, budgets, and facilities, and are on call around the clock. Many funeral homes are family businesses.
Estimate; profits vary with location and volume.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 10 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in mortuary science from an ABFSE-accredited program, apprenticeship, and state licensing, plus business experience.
Ways in: 2-year college, Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Mortuary Science, Business Administration.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI handles paperwork, scheduling and online memorials, but guiding families, licensed care of the dead and running the business stay human.
Classes: Business, Biology, Psychology, Public speaking.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9171.
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