Funeral home associate vs associate

The differences between funeral home associates and associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate has an average salary of $69,556, which is higher than the $44,153 average annual salary of a funeral home associate.

The top three skills for a funeral home associate include customer service, sales floor and product knowledge. The most important skills for an associate are customer service, sales floor, and patients.

Funeral home associate vs associate overview

	Funeral Home Associate	Associate
Yearly salary	$44,153	$69,556
Hourly rate	$21.23	$33.44
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	40,279	569,041
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	41
Years of experience	-	-

Funeral home associate vs associate salary

Funeral home associates and associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Funeral Home Associate	Associate
Average salary	$44,153	$69,556
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $69,000	Between $34,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between funeral home associate and associate education

There are a few differences between a funeral home associate and an associate in terms of educational background:

	Funeral Home Associate	Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Funeral home associate vs associate demographics

Here are the differences between funeral home associates' and associates' demographics:

	Funeral Home Associate	Associate
Average age	51	41
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 50.4% Female, 49.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 3.6% White, 73.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 8.3% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	7%

Differences between funeral home associate and associate duties and responsibilities

Funeral home associate example responsibilities.

Accomplish multiple tasks daily including cleaning, mowing, delivering notices/important packages.
Help apply makeup for viewings.
Prepare funeral home for viewings and services.
Perform in-home interviewing of potential foster families, clinically assess family environment and complete thorough walk-through of all potential foster homes.
Facilitate events with home depot about going green.

Associate example responsibilities.

Manage the sale of smoothies at different educational institutes while interacting with hundreds of students and ensuring their happiness and satisfaction.
Manage customer resolutions associate with flight reservations.
Lead the team by exemplify reliability through punctuality and personal integrity.
Help drive sales by providing excellent customer service in gourmet cheese, wine, beer, and coffee departments.
Utilize teamwork, communication, customer service, responsibility, and organizational skills.
Work according to ISO standards.

Funeral home associate vs associate skills

Common funeral home associate skills

Customer Service, 36%
Sales Floor, 27%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Customer Care, 8%
Crisis Intervention, 3%
Customer Inquiries, 2%

Common associate skills

Customer Service, 16%
Sales Floor, 13%
Patients, 10%
Cleanliness, 8%
Windows, 4%
HR, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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