Could I Be a Mortician?

If you are good with people and a strong communicator, a mortuary science degree and career may just be for you. The best morticians are those who enjoy leading people, teaching people, and helping people in need. They also have great interpersonal skills.

Is it hard to become a mortician?

To be a licensed embalmer is much more difficult. You need to successfully graduate mortuary school, pass the board, then work two full years as an apprentice embalmer. During the two years working under a supervising embalmer you must embalm no less than one hundred human remains.

Do morticians make good money?

The mortician salary is projected to be above the average salary for all occupations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, morticians earn a mean annual wage of ​$57,620​, or ​$27.70​ per hour, as of May 2019. ... Morticians in the top 10 percent of earners can make in excess of ​$89,050​ per year.