Embalmers Career

Vocational Programs for Embalmers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3K	$27.26	$56,690

The role of Embalmers is to prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements. The average annual wage of the occupations is $56,690 and $27 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Embalmers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,380 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Embalmers Career

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

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 Embalmers
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
Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Embalmers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

60 Hours

11.00 Months

Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer

Schools offering voational programs for Embalmers

The following 21 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Embalmers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.