Table 1Transition record

embalmertofuneral attendant

A embalmer already meets 53% of what the funeral attendant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embalmer

53%

Overlap1

To funeral attendant

9 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.5

This move: 39.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the funeral attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embalmer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A funeral attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a embalmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held transfer coffins handling and moving
already held advise on funeral services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prepare ceremonial locations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide directions to guests assisting and caring
already held clean rooms handling and moving
already held promote human rights communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the funeral attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held greet guests required

optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held maintain customer service required

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held manage funeral equipment required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a funeral attendant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held promote human rights skill
already held provide directions to guests skill
already held show diplomacy skill
already held transfer coffins skill
already held advise on funeral services skill
already held clean rooms skill
already held lift heavy weights skill
already held prepare ceremonial locations skill
already held work ergonomically skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional
optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional

18 held skills the funeral attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
not needed by the target role assist with funeral planning skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role cooperate with funeral directors skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role dermasurgery techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role dress bodies skill
not needed by the target role embalm bodies skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role move bodies of deceased persons skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill

Index

Other moves recorded from embalmer

Full index of moves from embalmer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.