Undertakers and embalmers

Undertakers and embalmers perform various tasks in the disposal of dead human bodies.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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Salary range for the majority of workers in Undertakers and embalmers - from ₹16,515 to ₹79,749 per month - 2025.
A Undertakers and embalmers typically earns between ₹16,515 and ₹44,360 net per month at the start of the job.
After 5 years of service, this is between ₹19,154 and ₹75,333 per month for a working week of 48 hours.

Making arrangements for and conducting funerals, cremations and burials
Embalming human remains to retard or arrest the process of decay
Conforming to health and sanitation and ensuring that legal requirements concerning embalming are met
Incising and closing incisions on various parts of the body and reshaping or reconstructing disfigured or maimed human remains when necessary
Dressing human bodies and placing them in caskets
Conducting interviews to arrange for preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations