Funeral Home Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
Also called: Arranging Funeral Director · Funeral Director · Funeral Home Location Manager · Funeral Home Manager · Funeral Home Owner · Funeral Service Manager
Median pay (national)
$76,830
$45,820–$132,470 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
13,120
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+4.1%
~2,600 openings/yr
Typical entry
Associate's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for funeral home managers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $132,470 versus $45,820 at the bottom 10% — 2.9x. The median of $76,830 leaves roughly 72% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +4.1% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 2,600 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 45 states with released data, Connecticut pays the most for this role (median $125,660, +64% vs the national median), while Kentucky sits lowest at $50,840 — a 147% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Deliver death certificates to medical facilities or offices to obtain signatures from legally authorized persons.
- Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
- Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
- Complete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.
- Negotiate contracts for prearranged funeral services.
- Explain goals, policies, or procedures to staff members.
- Schedule work hours for funeral home or contract employees.
- Set prices or credit terms for funeral products or services.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CodeJam MemoriesOnTV
- CSR Consultants Cemetery Management SC
- Financial reporting software
- FPA Software MACCS
- funeralOne Life Tributes
- HMIS Advantage
- iCIMS Talent Cloud software
- Mortware Professional
- Twin Tiers Technologies CIMS
- Twin Tiers Technologies MIMS
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Administrative
- Economics and Accounting
- Sales and Marketing
- Psychology
- Personnel and Human Resources