# Funeral Home Managers

> Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/funeral-home-managers
- SOC code: 11-9171.00
- Career family: Management
- Median annual pay: $78,790 (10th percentile $49,700, 90th percentile $156,400)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +4.1%
- Openings a year: 2,600
- Typical entry education: Associate's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ECS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 30 |
| Investigative (I) | 22 |
| Artistic (A) | 15 |
| Social (S) | 56 |
| Enterprising (E) | 90 |
| Conventional (C) | 59 |

## What you'd do

- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 95/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 92/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 90/100)
- Getting Information (importance 90/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 88/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 86/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 86/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 85/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 84/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 83/100)

## Skills

Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Coordination

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, English Language, Administrative, Economics and Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Psychology, Personnel and Human Resources, Computers and Electronics, Biology

## Also called

Advanced Planning Director, Arranging Funeral Director, Funeral Counselor, Funeral Director, Funeral Home Director, Funeral Home GM (Funeral Home General Manager), Funeral Home Location Manager, Funeral Home Manager, Funeral Home Owner, Funeral Sales Manager

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Funeral Service and Mortuary Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1203) (CIP 1203, 71 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities-main-campus-2963) | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $62,908 | $77,420 | $14,667 |
| [Mid-America College of Funeral Service](https://www.collegesref.com/college/mid-america-college-of-funeral-service-1681) | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | not reported | $67,172 | $14,757 |
| [Wayne State University-Michigan](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wayne-state-university-michigan-3181) | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $56,637 | $62,954 | $14,500 |
| [Southern Illinois University-Carbondale](https://www.collegesref.com/college/southern-illinois-university-carbondale-2495) | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $51,033 | $60,203 | $27,625 |
| [University of Central Oklahoma](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-central-oklahoma-2893) | Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $50,151 | $54,571 | $23,842 |

## Related careers

- [Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/morticians-undertakers-and-funeral-arrangers): $55,010 median pay
- [Funeral Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/funeral-attendants): $35,680 median pay
- [Crematory Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/crematory-operators): $43,650 median pay
- [Social and Community Service Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-and-community-service-managers): $80,390 median pay
- [Embalmers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/embalmers): $58,780 median pay
- [Administrative Services Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/administrative-services-managers): $114,130 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.