Annual Salary
£20,000 to £27,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Funeral directors organise burials and cremations and support people who have lost a loved one.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
5.4% more Funeral director jobs in 2027.
In this role you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work at a funeral home, at a cemetery, in an office or at a client's home.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job by doing an apprenticeship or working your way up.
You can start by taking a funeral team member intermediate apprenticeship.
Once you have one year of experience, you can do a funeral director advanced apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could get a job at a funeral home, supporting funeral directors. You would then get experience as you learn on the job.
To do this, you usually need:
Qualifications while you work
While you work, you could take a diploma in funeral arranging and administration or a certificate in funeral service.
As you take on more responsibilities, you could do the diploma in funeral directing or the diploma in funeral service.
More information
You can get more advice about training to work in the funeral service from the British Institute of Funeral Directors and the National Association of Funeral Directors.
If you work for a large organisation, you could be promoted to branch, area or regional manager.
With experience and training, you could become a tutor and teach others how to become a funeral director.
You'll need: