Embalmers

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Funeral directors meet with grieving families, plan services, handle paperwork and permits, and prepare bodies for viewing or burial. Many own or manage family funeral homes.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

• Child Development · Career and Technical

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

• English 12 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Psychology · Social Studies

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

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