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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
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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