# Funeral Attendants > Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment. - Code: 39-4021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 39-4021) - Family: [Personal Care & Service](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-39), one of its 34 occupations - Tasks: 24 tasks (16 core and 8 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/39-4021.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/39-4021.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Greet people at the funeral home. Core task · Task 4512 · Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2024 2. Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. Core task · Task 4511 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 3. Close caskets at appropriate point in services. Core task · Task 4514 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 4. Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. Core task · Task 4517 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 5. Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals. Core task · Task 4518 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 6. Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines. Core task · Task 4513 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 7. Clean funeral parlors or chapels. Core task · Task 4521 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 8. Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets. Core task · Task 4522 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 9. Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions. Core task · Task 4519 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 10. Act as pallbearers. Core task · Task 4527 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 11. Supervise funeral processions and assist with cemetery parking. Core task · Task 20600 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 12. Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased. Core task · Task 20601 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 13. Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment. Core task · Task 4520 · Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2024 14. Perform general maintenance tasks for funeral homes, such as maintaining equipment or caring for funeral grounds. Core task · Task 20602 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 15. Issue and store funeral equipment. Core task · Task 4525 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 16. Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased. Core task · Task 4523 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 17. Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased. Supplemental task · Task 20603 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 18. Prepare obituaries for newspapers. Supplemental task · Task 20607 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 19. Obtain burial permits and register deaths. Supplemental task · Task 4516 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 20. Transport the deceased to the funeral home. Supplemental task · Task 20597 · Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2024 21. Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms. Supplemental task · Task 20605 · Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2024 22. Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains. Supplemental task · Task 4526 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 23. Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after-care programs. Supplemental task · Task 20598 · Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2024 24. Perform various administrative tasks, such as typing documents or answering telephone calls. 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