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Funeral attendant

Other names

funeral home assistant, mortician's helper, attendant for funeral organisation, pallbearer

Funerals

They carry coffins at funerals, place them, guide mourners, handle flowers, and help the funeral run smoothly.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Greet people at the funeral home.

  2. 2

    Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.

  3. 3

    Close caskets at appropriate point in services.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent de pompes funèbres/agente de pompes funèbres
español
empleado de pompas fúnebres/empleada de pompas fúnebres
العربية
خادم الجنازات / خادمة الجنازات
português
Agente funerário
Deutsch
Bestattunggehilfe/Bestattungsgehilfin
italiano
operatore funebre/operatrice funebre

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