Post Code: 00002
Vocational Training (Ausbildung)
Funeral Services Specialist
(Bestattungsfachkraft)
Post Code: 00002
Vocational Training (Ausbildung)
Funeral Services Specialist
(Bestattungsfachkraft)
Type of Job:
An Official Job with Recognized Vocational Training
Duration of Training:
3 years
First Year: €1,218
Second Year: €1,268
Third Year: €1,314
Funeral services specialists support and guide the bereaved when a person passes away. They coordinate with the family regarding the details of the funeral ceremony and plan and carry out the necessary arrangements. They first transfer the deceased to the funeral home, perform hygienic and cosmetic preparations, and then transport the deceased to the burial site. They also prepare the coffin or cremation urn, dig the grave, and help design and conduct the memorial service.
Their economic and administrative duties include selling pre-arranged funeral service contracts, calculating costs, and handling billing with insurance companies and clients.
Funeral services specialists may work in the following places:
Funeral homes
Cemeteries
Crematoriums
Cemetery administration offices