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How much do funeral home driver jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 25, 2026, the average yearly pay for funeral home driver in Iowa is $49,941.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $33,800.00 and $54,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a funeral home driver?

A Funeral Home Driver is responsible for transporting the deceased, family members, and funeral staff safely between locations such as funeral homes, cemeteries, and residences. They may also assist with loading and unloading caskets, maintaining the funeral vehicle, and ensuring a professional and respectful atmosphere. Strong driving skills, compassion, and discretion are essential for this role.

What does a typical workday look like for a funeral home driver?

A typical day for a Funeral Home Driver involves transporting the deceased from various locations, such as hospitals or residences, to the funeral home or cemetery, and coordinating schedules to ensure timely arrivals for services. The role also includes preparing and maintaining the vehicle, assisting funeral directors and staff with logistical support, and addressing any last-minute needs during services. You may be required to interact with grieving families or the public, so professionalism and compassion are essential throughout your duties. Teamwork is common, as you’ll often collaborate closely with funeral home staff to uphold the highest standards of care and respect.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a funeral home driver?

A Funeral Home Driver should possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record, knowledge of local routes, and the ability to handle a specialized vehicle with care and respect. Familiarity with hearses and proper loading procedures, as well as adherence to safety and regulatory guidelines, is typically required. Compassion, professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail are important soft skills in this role. These qualities ensure respectful, smooth transport services for grieving families while maintaining the solemnity and dignity of funeral proceedings.

What does a funeral home driver do?

A funeral home driver is responsible for transporting deceased individuals from the place of death to the funeral home, cemetery, or crematorium. They operate vehicles such as hearses and limousines, often requiring a valid driver's license and knowledge of safety protocols. The role may also involve assisting with loading and unloading caskets and maintaining vehicle cleanliness.

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Infographic showing various Funeral Home Driver job openings in Iowa as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 75% Full Time, 21% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 75% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 24% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $49,941 per year, or $24 per hour.

Sales Professional - Outside Sales

Ames, IA • On-site

Service Corporation International

6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

Based on 96 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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$50K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 7 days ago

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Working from home or presenting to client families in the field, the Pre-Planning Advisor (PPA) is a self-starter expected to achieve their quota (pacesetter) target by selling pre-need arrangements and services. The PPA serves families in a professional, caring and timely manner. Follow-up and generation of referrals from client families are integral to success and to establish a strong service relationship with families. The PPA also develops relationships with the community.

Job Responsibilities

Lead Generation

  • Consistently networks and builds relationships to generate recommendations for gaining referrals for both at-need cemetery arrangements and pre-need arrangements using company tools, processes and standards
  • Holds self accountable for prospecting a minimum of 4 hours every day (if working 8 hours) such as approaching families face-to-face during events, door knocking or group seminars
  • Obtains referrals from families served by the location by following up through visits with families after the service
  • Networks and builds community and civic relationships
  • Explains and presents Dignity Memorial Personal Planning Guide presentations to families served and referred families
  • Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity
  • Remains flexible with schedule to achieve results; often works nights and weekends

Build Relationships with Families

  • Establishes and maintains strong business relationships with families by connecting with the family, relating to them, resolving their concerns and needs, and committing to follow through
  • Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner
  • Supports families in time of grief with acts of kindness
  • Connects with families through listening, honest communication and genuine concern
  • Develops an understanding of each family's unique needs and offers solutions that provide value to them
  • Stays in touch with families to ensure satisfaction
  • Prepares for all appointments and performs all procedures with professionalism and attention to detail
  • Provides service beyond expectations to ensure satisfaction and to form the foundation for future sales based on long-term relationships
  • Builds trust-based relationships to earn the right to ask for referrals
  • Earns the right to gain referrals to offer protection to protect family members, and the family's relatives and friends, by educating them on the benefits of pre-planning

Teamwork

  • Consistently builds relationships and works cooperatively with the Funeral Director and other funeral home and/or cemetery staff
  • Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service
  • Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in future
  • Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales
  • Acts as one team, setting arrangement continuation visits within two to three days after the service
  • Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team

Minimum Requirements

Education

  • High school education or equivalent
  • 1-2 years of college or equivalent experience

License

  • Current state/province issued driver's license with an acceptable driving record
  • In states/provinces where required, must hold a Funeral Directors License to perform this role

Experience

  • Sales experience or one to two years industry experience or equivalent education
  • Previous experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Basic computer and technology skills within a sales environment
  • Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently
  • Ability to work beyond "standard" hours as the need arises
  • Good driving record
  • Good work ethic
  • High-level of integrity
  • Creative, outgoing and energetic
  • Comfortable presenting in front of others
  • Desire to help others
  • Bilingual, knowledge of another language is a plus

Compensation: $50,000 to $100,000 targeted compensation (with higher earnings potential based on exceptional performance)

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Postal Code: 50010Category (Portal Searching): SalesJob Location: US-IA - Ames

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