About Mortician Career
Mortician Career is an independent educational website focused on salary data, career paths, and job market information for funeral service professionals.
Our goal: give people considering or working in funeral service the clearest, most accurate data available — sourced from BLS, O*NET, PayScale, and other primary sources.
Who we help
- Students evaluating funeral service as a career
- Working morticians benchmarking their salary
- Career changers researching the licensing and education path
- Funeral home managers tracking industry trends
What we publish
- National and state-level salary data (BLS OEWS)
- Career path guides with education and licensing requirements
- Job outlook analysis based on BLS projections
- Role comparisons (mortician vs funeral director vs manager)
- State-by-state job market breakdowns
Editorial standards
- All salary figures are sourced from primary data (BLS, O*NET, PayScale, Glassdoor, Indeed)
- We cite our sources and explain methodology differences between data providers
- We update pages when new BLS data is released
- We do not publish sponsored content or paid placements
Why this site exists
Salary data for funeral service is scattered across sources that measure different things — BLS base wages, Glassdoor total comp, Indeed job postings. Most people searching “how much do morticians make” get a number without context. This site explains what each number means and which one applies to your situation.
Contact
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