How do they match: Embalmers

  • Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
  • Serve as pallbearers, attend visiting rooms, and provide other assistance to the bereaved.
  • Supervise funeral attendants and other funeral home staff.

  • Assist practitioners to perform medical procedures.
  • Transport biological or other medical materials.