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How much do international funeral jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for international funeral in the United States is $53,170.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $36,000.00 and $58,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an international funeral?

An International Funeral job involves coordinating funeral arrangements for individuals who pass away abroad or need to be repatriated to their home country. Responsibilities may include handling legal documentation, working with local authorities, arranging transportation of remains, and assisting grieving families with cultural or religious funeral customs. Professionals in this field often collaborate with embassies, consulates, airlines, and funeral homes worldwide to ensure a respectful and seamless process.

What are some common challenges faced by international funeral directors when coordinating services across multiple countries?

International Funeral Directors often encounter complex logistical, legal, and cultural challenges when arranging funerals or repatriation services across borders. They must navigate varying international regulations, documentation requirements, customs procedures, and time zone differences while working with multiple agencies and families. Adapting to cultural customs with sensitivity and accuracy is crucial to providing respectful and meaningful services. Strong communication or language skills are helpful, as is maintaining a robust network of global contacts to ensure efficient arrangements for the bereaved families.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the international funeral position, and why are they important?

To thrive as an International Funeral Director, you need comprehensive knowledge of funeral service practices, global repatriation protocols, and relevant legal regulations, typically supported by licensure and industry certifications. Familiarity with international transportation logistics, embalming procedures, and documentation systems is essential. Excellent interpersonal communication, cultural sensitivity, and organizational skills set top professionals apart in this field. These abilities enable seamless coordination between families, authorities, and service providers across borders, ensuring dignified and compliant arrangements.

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Infographic showing various International Funeral job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 82% Full Time, 14% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $53,170 per year, or $25.6 per hour.

Funeral Attendant

Lansing, MI • On-site

Service Corporation International
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Part-time

Posted 15 days ago

Service Corporation International rating

6.4

Company rating: 6.4 out of 10

Based on 97 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Funeral Services

  • Prepare casket and deceased for visitation or funeral services such as dressing casket, adjusting deceased clothing and jewelry, and transporting casket through hallways. May assist with lifting deceased
  • Prepare rooms for a variety of services including but not limited to setting up and cleaning chairs, tables, icons, guest books, flowers, keepsakes, mementos, casket, and urn
  • Greet visitors, provide programs, answers questions, and provide funeral services information
  • May serve as pallbearer
  • May drive families to cemetery site
  • Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers

Office Assistance

  • Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take 'first call' information
  • Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
  • Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming
  • Review a variety of documents for accuracy
  • Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
  • Receive deliveries
  • Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task

Driver and vehicle maintenance

  • Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destination that may include family's residence, care center, or funeral home
  • May transport the deceased to funeral home
  • Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicle is presentable
  • Fuels vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

  • High School Diploma or equivalent

Certification/License

  • Valid state issued driver's license with an acceptable driving record

Experience

  • No prior work experience required
  • Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person
  • Ability to use personal computer and type
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
  • Ability to work with kindness and compassion for the deceased and their families
  • Ability to maintain composure in challenging situations
  • Good verbal and written communications skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to work with colleagues to accomplish tasks
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds

Work CONDITIONS

When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:

Work Environment
  • Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
  • Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
  • Drive company owned vehicles, with and without passengers, in surrounding community with varying traffic conditions
Work Postures
  • Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
  • Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently
Physical Demands
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
  • Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
Work Hours
  • Working beyond "standard" hours, including weekends, nights and holidays
  • Local travel
Postal Code: 48912Category (Portal Searching): OperationsJob Location: US-MI - Lansing

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