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Embalmers
SOC 39-4011.00
Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.
Zone 3
Personal Care and Service
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
3
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Speaking3.8
Active Listening3.5
Critical Thinking3.2
Monitoring3.1
Social Perceptiveness3.1
Coordination3.1
Service Orientation3.1
Judgment and Decision Making3.1
Knowledge Areas 8
Customer and Personal Service4.6
English Language4.0
Chemistry3.9
Administration and Management3.7
Biology3.5
Psychology3.4
Law and Government3.2
Philosophy and Theology3.2
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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