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Occupational Report for Funeral Directors (11-9061) , Oregon Statewide
Occupational Description

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

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Funeral Directors
Employment Outlook for Funeral Directors
Statewide Employment Analysis 2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at a very slow rate in Oregon. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat lower than the statewide average.

Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist.

Data Sources and Limitations
Current Job Openings for Funeral Directors There are no openings for this occupation.
Wages for Funeral Directors
Region ---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
Percentiles (hourly wages) Avg
Hourly
($/hr)
Avg
Annual
10th 25th 50th
(median)
75th 90th
Oregon Statewide $12.04 $20.37 $25.26 $30.28 $37.09 $25.80 $53,664
Marion / Polk / Yamhill 12.43 20.26 24.61 28.63 31.47 23.59 49,067
Benton / Lincoln / Linn 17.52 22.67 31.34 38.58 45.86 30.60 63,655
Coos / Curry 14.58 21.51 24.45 28.68 34.18 25.35 52,734
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson 17.44 19.25 23.12 28.83 32.72 24.05 50,037
Data Sources and Limitations
Regional Employment Projections for Funeral Directors
Region Employment Change % Change Projected Annual Openings
2006 2016 Growth Replacement Total
Oregon Statewide 357 364 7 2.0% 1 10 11
Multnomah / Washington 68 69 1 1.5% 0 2 2
Marion / Polk / Yamhill 52 52 0 0.0% 0 2 2
Lane 40 42 2 5.0% 0 1 1
Clackamas 33 33 0 0.0% 0 1 1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn 32 33 1 3.1% 0 1 1
Jackson / Josephine 26 27 1 3.8% 0 1 1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook 19 19 0 0.0% 0 1 1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson 18 20 2 11.1% 0 1 1
Coos / Curry 15 15 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Douglas 14 14 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco 11 11 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Klamath / Lake 7 7 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Baker / Union / Wallowa 6 6 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Grant / Harney / Malheur 5 5 0 0.0% 0 0 0
Morrow / Umatilla 4 4 0 0.0% 0 0 0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.
Data Sources and Limitations
Industries of Employment for Funeral Directors
Industry
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Ownership 2006
Employment
Total, All Industries All 357
Total, All Industries Private 348
Other Services (except Public Administration) Private 347
Personal and Laundry Services Private 347
Death Care Services Private 347
Educational Requirements for Funeral Directors Workers must have an associate to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with an associate degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.
Skills for Funeral Directors
  • Apply Cultural And Religious Awareness
  • Apply Grief Counseling Techniques
  • Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
  • Arrange And Direct Funeral Services
  • Conduct Employment Interviews
  • Direct The Preparation And Shipment Of Remains
  • Establish And Evaluate Employee Performance Standards
  • Hire And Dismiss Employees
  • Interpret And Apply Government Funeral Regulations
  • Make Presentations
  • Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
  • Perform Bookkeeping Functions
  • Perform Organizational Accounting Or Budgeting
  • Process Paperwork Involved With A Person'S Death
  • Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
  • Purchase Equipment And Supplies
  • Resolve Personnel Problems And Grievances
  • Use Funeral Business Practices
  • Use Interviewing Techniques
  • Write Obituary Notices
Schools and Training Providers for Funeral Directors The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

Mt Hood Community College
26000 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR 97030
Phone: (503) 491-6422
Programs of Training:
Career Pathway Roadmaps for Funeral Directors No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.
Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Funeral Directors matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.
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