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I worked in the industry part time for 2 and a half years while I worked full time at a hospital, so I saw them coming and going. Had to quit though because it killed me to work there. To tell you the truth though I worked in the removal end of the business for SCI, a national chain. They are the largest provider in the nation I think. Many people start out that way. Others work part time at funerals or within one of the locations as a receptionist. I would say that most of the people in the industry started out part time and moved up within the business. With removals you are on call and can get a call any time day or night and weekends to do a removal from a home, hospital, or other location. I mainly worked nights and weekends and in our area we were paid $45 a removal and that took about an hour. Now the company, in my part of California pays $35 a removal and $8 an hour from the time you arive at the funeral home till you leave. I have two friends that also started out this way and one is now a Funeral director running a facility, and the other moved up within the business and now is a regional Vice President for the company making well into the 6 figures. One thing that I learned while doing the removals is that none of the individuals that I picked up would lauph at my jokes. I told them that they have to have a sence of humor, but they still never lauphed.
I was just wondering how does one enter the field of working in a funeral home just to see what it is like before spending money to go school for it? Also what are the requirement in the state of GA to become a Funeral Director?
thats a good question, when you find out let me know
I have worked in a funeral home as a funeral director assistant, the things i did were pretty much set up the viewing hall, transport flowers/bodies drive the coaches to and from the grave site. The funeral directors on the other hand were always stressed out the things they did were embalm the bodies make them look good by makeup clothes ect. they also are the boss of the lower employers and schedule the funeral from top to bottom.
First, every state has their own funderal directors association. So google that. You can go to National Funderal Directors Association, that might be helpful. You can google georgia mortuary science degree. Some of the colleges are private and some have courses provided by community colleges. Don't get discourged if the funeral homes won't give you the time of day. We get alot of calls everyday of people asking these type of questions, and sometimes we just don't have the time to give out alot of information. I got into the business by sitting night visitations and rosarys.
Please, if you are a lady and you do cosmetics, it's still almost impossible to get into a funeral home as a cosmetician. There is usually one or two people who know how to do this and the makeup is not anything like your usual stuff.
Please, if you are a lady and you do cosmetics, it's still almost impossible to get into a funeral home as a cosmetician. There is usually one or two people who know how to do this and the makeup is not anything like your usual stuff.
Who would want to be a cosmopolitan in a funeral home? The customers dont leave tips! It would be a great job for a Man because nobody would be complaining!!
Who would want to be a cosmopolitan in a funeral home? The customers dont leave tips! It would be a great job for a Man because nobody would be complaining!!
They're not a beverage (Cosmopolitan) they're a Make-Up Artist who works as a Cosmetologist. Both likely drink after the job.
Who would want to be a cosmopolitan in a funeral home? The customers dont leave tips! It would be a great job for a Man because nobody would be complaining!!
I'm a rather cosmopolitan guy and I've never had a problem visiting funeral homes...
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Drink or Make-Up?
They're not a beverage (Cosmopolitan) they're a Make-Up Artist who works as a Cosmetologist. Both likely drink after the job.
