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Funeral Arranger roles qualify for H-1B sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in mortuary science or a closely related field. Employers must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS. Cap-subject registrations open each March for an October 1 start date.
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Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage the daily operations of a single Funeral Home location and single line of business. Foster a sense of ownership in the location and pride in the staff, manage costs in a disciplined manner, and encourage profitable case volume growth. Responsible for short-term planning as well as achieving annual sales revenue and production targets, Profit & Loss (P&L) goals, developing a professional and effective staff, and exceeding client family expectations.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management
- Work with Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals. Prepare annual operational and personnel budgets. Communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to staff. Interpret goals into local actionable plans.
- Collaborate with Finance Field Manager to monitor and understand financial trend, changes, and mechanisms to drive financial goals.
- Approve expenditures and invoices. Manage overtime to an acceptable expense.
Operations
- Manage the day-to-day operations communicating expectations, delegating workload, and setting priorities ensuring annual goal achievement. Review and revise schedules ensuring on-time services that exceed customer expectations. Resolve escalated customer issues. Assure operations comply with regulations, procedures, and policies.
- Collaborate with local Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements. Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements.
- Participate in community, civic, or other organizations as a part of the local promotional efforts of the location and the Company.
- Ensure the maintenance of facilities, and grounds are clean, manicured, and working order, budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture.
- Plan and implement annual initiatives that may affect resources or goals across locations. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, resource constraints, and negotiate solutions.
- Identifies and implements innovative solutions improving efficiencies. Supports change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; quickly adjusts to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
Funeral Arrangements & Directing
- May receive or initiate call to deceased next of kin. Exhibiting concern and empathy, facilitates Arrangements Conference while assessing needs and summarizing desired outcomes. Discusses available life insurance and available benefits, such as Veteran. Promotes funeral, cemetery, and crematory services and merchandise such as catering, flowers, music, and Everlasting Memory products.
- May preside as Master of Ceremonies (MC) for visitation, funeral, or graveside services in a professional, organized, and caring manner consistent with Company standards. Confirms authorization to proceed with service Arrangements. Present when the casket containing a human body is placed in a grave, crypt, or burial vault and verifies that any personal belongings are removed from the deceased prior to burial per the Arrangements.
Leadership and People Development
- Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team. Provide oversight, guidance, and coaching including regular informal and formal feedback, identifying developmental needs, and tracking progress. Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and/or close gaps. Apply a proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover.
- Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff. Recommends pay increases, special pays, and career advancements.
- Build effective business relationships across the organizations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Technical diploma in Funeral Services or Mortuary Science preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science or other degree as required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board
Certification/License
- Funeral Director license as required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board
Experience
- At least five (5) years’ industry experience with increasing responsibilities
- At least two (2) years’ experience guiding staff and communicating expectations
- Prior experience managing people a preferred
- Budgeting and expense control experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Conversant in industry and financial acumen
- Proficient in MS Office suite
- Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with customers to resolve escalated issues
- Leadership skills and the desire to manage people
- Cognitive Ability including reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly and analytically, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, learn from experience, and appropriately apply learning to new situations.
- Process and results oriented, motivated to keep projects moving ahead by removing obstacles and exploring alternatives
- Ability to create clear presentations and data visualizations to assist in decision-making and problem analysis
- Must have a positive attitude, a drive to continually advance your understanding of the industry and business, and highly self-motivated
- Professional written and verbal communication skills including public speaking, collaboration, and negotiation
- Proficient working knowledge of HMIS, InfoPort, and CarePoint
- Proficient MS Office Suite skills
- Ability to work nights and weekends
LOCATION
Job Location: US-AZ - Phoenix
Postal Code: 85013
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
INTRODUCTION
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage the daily operations of a single Funeral Home location and single line of business. Foster a sense of ownership in the location and pride in the staff, manage costs in a disciplined manner, and encourage profitable case volume growth. Responsible for short-term planning as well as achieving annual sales revenue and production targets, Profit & Loss (P&L) goals, developing a professional and effective staff, and exceeding client family expectations.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management
- Work with Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals. Prepare annual operational and personnel budgets. Communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to staff. Interpret goals into local actionable plans.
- Collaborate with Finance Field Manager to monitor and understand financial trend, changes, and mechanisms to drive financial goals.
- Approve expenditures and invoices. Manage overtime to an acceptable expense.
Operations
- Manage the day-to-day operations communicating expectations, delegating workload, and setting priorities ensuring annual goal achievement. Review and revise schedules ensuring on-time services that exceed customer expectations. Resolve escalated customer issues. Assure operations comply with regulations, procedures, and policies.
- Collaborate with local Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements. Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements.
- Participate in community, civic, or other organizations as a part of the local promotional efforts of the location and the Company.
- Ensure the maintenance of facilities, and grounds are clean, manicured, and working order, budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture.
- Plan and implement annual initiatives that may affect resources or goals across locations. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, resource constraints, and negotiate solutions.
- Identifies and implements innovative solutions improving efficiencies. Supports change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; quickly adjusts to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
Funeral Arrangements & Directing
- May receive or initiate call to deceased next of kin. Exhibiting concern and empathy, facilitates Arrangements Conference while assessing needs and summarizing desired outcomes. Discusses available life insurance and available benefits, such as Veteran. Promotes funeral, cemetery, and crematory services and merchandise such as catering, flowers, music, and Everlasting Memory products.
- May preside as Master of Ceremonies (MC) for visitation, funeral, or graveside services in a professional, organized, and caring manner consistent with Company standards. Confirms authorization to proceed with service Arrangements. Present when the casket containing a human body is placed in a grave, crypt, or burial vault and verifies that any personal belongings are removed from the deceased prior to burial per the Arrangements.
Leadership and People Development
- Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team. Provide oversight, guidance, and coaching including regular informal and formal feedback, identifying developmental needs, and tracking progress. Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and/or close gaps. Apply a proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover.
- Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff. Recommends pay increases, special pays, and career advancements.
- Build effective business relationships across the organizations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Technical diploma in Funeral Services or Mortuary Science preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science or other degree as required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board
Certification/License
- Funeral Director license as required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board
Experience
- At least five (5) years’ industry experience with increasing responsibilities
- At least two (2) years’ experience guiding staff and communicating expectations
- Prior experience managing people a preferred
- Budgeting and expense control experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Conversant in industry and financial acumen
- Proficient in MS Office suite
- Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with customers to resolve escalated issues
- Leadership skills and the desire to manage people
- Cognitive Ability including reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly and analytically, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, learn from experience, and appropriately apply learning to new situations.
- Process and results oriented, motivated to keep projects moving ahead by removing obstacles and exploring alternatives
- Ability to create clear presentations and data visualizations to assist in decision-making and problem analysis
- Must have a positive attitude, a drive to continually advance your understanding of the industry and business, and highly self-motivated
- Professional written and verbal communication skills including public speaking, collaboration, and negotiation
- Proficient working knowledge of HMIS, InfoPort, and CarePoint
- Proficient MS Office Suite skills
- Ability to work nights and weekends
LOCATION
Job Location: US-AZ - Phoenix
Postal Code: 85013
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Funeral Arranger
Verify your mortuary science degree qualifies
H-1B approval hinges on degree-job alignment. Pull the O*NET profile for Funeral Arrangers and confirm your credential maps to the specialty occupation definition USCIS applies during adjudication. A mismatch triggers an RFE.
Check employer LCA history before applying
Target funeral homes and death-care groups that have filed Labor Condition Applications for this role before. Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by verified H-1B filing history so you're not starting the sponsorship conversation from scratch.
Confirm state funeral director licensure before offers
Most states require a funeral director or embalmer license as a condition of employment. Secure your state license or confirm reciprocity before negotiating an offer, since USCIS will scrutinize whether you can legally perform the role on day one.
Request prevailing wage documentation from your employer
Your employer must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your area and job level. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself to verify the level before signing an offer letter, since the LCA locks in the wage.
Register during the March H-1B lottery window
Cap-subject H-1B petitions require electronic registration through USCIS each March. Miss that window and you wait another year. Coordinate with your employer's immigration counsel at least 60 days before the registration period opens.
Prepare a specialty occupation support letter early
Funeral arranging faces RFE risk because officers sometimes question whether the role requires a bachelor's degree. Work with your employer to draft a detailed job duty letter citing the specific educational requirement before the I-129 is filed.
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Find Funeral Arranger JobsFuneral Arranger H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Funeral Arranger role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the employer must demonstrate the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in mortuary science or a directly related field. USCIS reviews job duties, industry practice, and the employer's actual requirements. Roles that accept any degree field or substitute experience for education face higher RFE rates, so the job description wording matters significantly.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Funeral Arrangers?
Larger funeral home chains and death-care corporations are more likely to have the HR infrastructure and legal support to sponsor H-1B petitions than independent single-location funeral homes. Employers already enrolled in E-Verify and those with prior LCA filings in this occupation are your strongest targets. Browse verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate to identify which companies have active filing history for this role.
How does state funeral director licensing affect my H-1B petition?
State licensure is a practical prerequisite that USCIS may treat as evidence of the specialty occupation requirement. If your state requires a mortuary science degree for licensure, that supports your petition. If you're not yet licensed, USCIS may question whether you can perform the duties on your start date, which can delay or complicate approval.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a different funeral home employer?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you move to a new employer once your petition has been pending for 180 days or has been approved, as long as the new role is in the same or a similar occupation. The new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS before or when you start working for them.
What happens to my H-1B status if the funeral home closes or eliminates my position?
You enter a 60-day grace period during which you can find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or prepare to depart. Your prior employer is required to pay for your return transportation to your home country if you're laid off. Filing an H-1B transfer petition with a new employer before the grace period ends preserves your status.
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