Vocational Programs for Crematory Operators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3K	$21.30	$44,290

The role of Crematory Operators is to operate crematory equipment to reduce human or animal remains to bone fragments in accordance with state and local regulations The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,290 and $21 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Crematory Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,220 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Crematory Operators is $24,175. The average length of the programs is 83 hours and the average completion time is 18.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Crematory Operators Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Crematory Operators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Crematory Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer	1	-	-	-	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (other)	1	$24,175	$1,146	83 Hours	18.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Crematory Operators

The following 2 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Crematory Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC public, 2-4 years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$5,675(in-state) $6,923(out-of-state)

Antilles School of Technical Careers

San Juan, PR private (for-profit), 2-4 years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$12,480