The Collar360

Funeral services director

Other names

crematorium supervisor, funeral home worker, mortician, cemetery caretaker, crematorium operator, bereavement manager, cemetery manager, crematorium technician, burial ground custodian, funeral director

Funerals

They plan funerals with grieving families, fill in the legal papers, contact the cemetery, and arrange the place and time.

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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

    Obtain information needed to complete legal documents, such as death certificates or burial permits.

  2. 2

    Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.

  3. 3

    Contact cemeteries to schedule the opening and closing of graves.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
entrepreneur de pompes funèbres/entrepreneuse de pompes funèbres
español
director de pompas fúnebres/directora de pompas fúnebres
العربية
مدير خدمات الجنازة / مديرة خدمات الجنازة
português
Diretor de serviços funerários/Diretora de serviços funerários
Deutsch
Bestattungsleiter/Bestattungsleiterin
italiano
direttore tecnico di impresa di onoranze funebri/direttrice tecnica di impresa di onoranze funebri

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