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Embalmers

SOC 39-4011.00

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

8
Skills
8
Knowledge
3
Job Zone
No
Green

Top Skills 8

Speaking
3.8
Active Listening
3.5
Critical Thinking
3.2
Monitoring
3.1
Social Perceptiveness
3.1
Coordination
3.1
Service Orientation
3.1
Judgment and Decision Making
3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service
4.6
English Language
4.0
Chemistry
3.9
Administration and Management
3.7
Biology
3.5
Psychology
3.4
Law and Government
3.2
Philosophy and Theology
3.2

Key Tasks

1Dress bodies and place them in caskets.
2Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
3Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
4Attach trocar to pump-tube, start pump, and repeat probing to force embalming fluid into organs.
5Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers.

Also Known As

Anatomical Embalmer Apprentice Embalmer Arterial Embalmer Assistant Manager/Embalmer Associate Embalmer/Funeral Director Chief Embalmer Embalmer Embalmer Apprentice Embalmer/Funeral Director Embalmer/Funeral Director Care Center Manager

Tools & Equipment

Adult trocars Air brushes Aneurysm needles Angular forceps Arm and hand positioners

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