Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a embalmer can go next

4 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a embalmer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Embalmers arrange for the removal of bodies of deceased persons from the place of death and they prepare the bodies for burials and cremations. They clean and disinfect the bodies, use make-up to create the impression of a more natural appearance and hide any visible damage. They are in close contact with funeral services directors in order to comply with the wishes of the deceased family members.

Service and sales workers 27 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: funeral attendant, 53%

funeral attendant 53% covered cemetery attendant 45% covered funeral services director 41% covered hearse driver 21% covered embalmer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 4 nearest destinations from embalmer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a embalmer already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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embalmer is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a embalmer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.