Embalmers

SOC Code: 39-4011

Embalmerss conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 86.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Speaking.

AI-Proof Score: 86.4Very High
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Median Salary

$56,280

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Job Growth

1.3%

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Training Time

Medium preparation (1-2 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 3 / 5

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Training Cost

~$15,000

Key Skills

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Time Management
  • Service Orientation
  • Monitoring

Common Tasks

  • Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
  • Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
  • Join lips, using needles and thread or wire.
  • Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
  • Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation