Funeral Home Managers
SOC 11-9171 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $83,752per year
- Projected openings
- 1,520
- Projected change
- +5.3%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Reading Comprehension
- Management of Personnel Resources
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $84,040 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $82,767 | 100 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $78,952 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $78,405 | 390 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $77,480 | 100 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | Not reported | 80 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | $52,035 | 2,680 | 0% |
| Funeral Attendants | $39,680 | 3,230 | 0% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
| First-line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $57,531 | 14,050 | +9.8% |
| Administrative Services Managers | $110,717 | 37,770 | +7.1% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |