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39-4021.00 — Funeral Attendants

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	Greet people at the funeral home.
	Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
	Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
	Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after-care programs.
	Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
	Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
	Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
	Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
	Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.
	Perform various administrative tasks, such as typing documents or answering telephone calls.
	Supervise funeral processions and assist with cemetery parking.
	Act as pallbearers.
	Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
	Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased.
	Issue and store funeral equipment.
	Perform general maintenance tasks for funeral homes, such as maintaining equipment or caring for funeral grounds.
	Provide advice to mourners on how to make charitable donations in honor of the deceased.
	Embalm, dress, cosmeticize, and casket the deceased.
	Manage funeral home finances, including receiving payments, making bank deposits, or performing general bookkeeping duties.
	Obtain burial permits and register deaths.
	Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms.
	Meet with family members to plan the funeral.