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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 250 | $78,730 | $37.85 | |
| Arizona | 200 | $60,100 | $28.89 | |
| Arkansas | 150 | $67,480 | $32.44 | |
| California | 750 | $81,950 | $39.40 | |
| Colorado | 70 | $80,190 | $38.55 | |
| Connecticut | $88,250 | $42.43 | ||
| Florida | 800 | $76,220 | $36.65 | |
| Georgia | 360 | $75,770 | $36.43 | |
| Illinois | 360 | $87,170 | $41.91 | |
| Indiana | 370 | $67,090 | $32.26 | |
| Iowa | 190 | $79,810 | $38.37 | |
| Kansas | 180 | $88,640 | $42.62 | |
| Kentucky | 490 | $58,800 | $28.27 | |
| Louisiana | 210 | $79,240 | $38.10 | |
| Maine | 70 | $72,690 | $34.95 | |
| Maryland | 220 | $91,420 | $43.95 | |
| Massachusetts | 240 | $76,490 | $36.77 | |
| Michigan | 320 | $82,570 | $39.70 | |
| Minnesota | 100 | $86,960 | $41.81 | |
| Mississippi | 150 | $56,890 | $27.35 | |
| Nebraska | 80 | $75,670 | $36.38 | |
| Nevada | 60 | $63,870 | $30.71 | |
| New Hampshire | 40 | $106,230 | $51.07 | |
| New Jersey | 490 | $117,370 | $56.43 | |
| New Mexico | 70 | $79,650 | $38.29 | |
| New York | 820 | $94,290 | $45.33 | |
| North Carolina | 460 | $87,260 | $41.95 | |
| North Dakota | 40 | $62,760 | $30.18 | |
| Ohio | 430 | $85,690 | $41.20 | |
| Oklahoma | 220 | $59,850 | $28.77 | |
| Oregon | 140 | $56,820 | $27.32 | |
| Pennsylvania | 800 | $99,370 | $47.78 | |
| Rhode Island | 150 | $115,460 | $55.51 | |
| South Carolina | 220 | $78,130 | $37.56 | |
| South Dakota | 50 | $82,160 | $39.50 | |
| Tennessee | 500 | $116,850 | $56.18 | |
| Texas | 1,580 | $66,780 | $32.10 | |
| Utah | 120 | $96,760 | $46.52 | |
| Virginia | 210 | $130,030 | $62.52 | |
| West Virginia | 130 | $68,380 | $32.88 | |
| Wisconsin | 210 | $84,550 | $40.65 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. Includes instruction in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.
A program that prepares individuals for professional licensure as funeral directors and as managers of funeral homes, cemeteries, and related services. Includes instruction in the sociology of death and dying, psychology of grief and grief counseling, history of funeral service, funeral direction, business law, funeral service law, funeral home management, accounting and related computer operations, and funeral services marketing and merchandising.
Any instructional program in funeral service and mortuary science not listed above.
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$82,900 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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Associate's degreeTypical education requirement
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Less than 5 yearsTypical experience requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as funeral home managers.
- Less than high school 3%
- High school graduate 15%
- College dropout 18%
- Associate’s degree 8%
- Bachelor’s degree 34%
- Master’s degree 17%
- Doctorate degree 4%
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