Vocational Programs for Funeral Service Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
63K	$21.88	$45,520

The average annual wage of the occupations is $45,520 and $22 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Funeral Service Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 63,430 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Funeral Service Workers is $25,125. The average length of the programs is 68 hours and the average completion time is 13.33 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Funeral Service Workers Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Funeral Service Workers.

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 Funeral Service Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	20	-	-	60 Hours	11.00 Months
Funeral Direction/Service	10	$26,075	$1,500	60 Hours	11.00 Months
Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer	1	-	-	-	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (other)	1	$24,175	$1,146	83 Hours	18.00 Months
Thanatology	2	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Funeral Service Workers

The following 32 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Funeral Service Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.