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Typical tasks undertaken in this profession: 24
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Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met. |
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Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased. |
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Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs. |
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Close incisions, using needles and sutures. |
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Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax. |
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Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump. |
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Dress bodies and place them in caskets. |
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Perform the duties of funeral directors, including coordinating funeral activities. |
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Join lips, using needles and thread or wire. |
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Conduct interviews to arrange for the preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations. |
A detailed description of this occupation can be found on a number of online databases. Follow the link(s) below to access this information:
Note: you will be leaving the CareersPortal Site |
 Funeral Director - from: Career Directions |
| Funeral Director - from: N.C.S. [UK] |
| Funeral Home Manager - from: icould [UK] Video |
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Note: All salaries are in thousands of euros and refer to annual salaries.
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Embalmer
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35 - 60
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FAS
Last Updated: March, 2011 |
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