Funeral home general manager vs area manager

The differences between funeral home general managers and area managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a funeral home general manager and an area manager. Additionally, an area manager has an average salary of $73,472, which is higher than the $50,205 average annual salary of a funeral home general manager.

The top three skills for a funeral home general manager include customer satisfaction, financial performance and patient care procedures. The most important skills for an area manager are customer service, safety standards, and logistics.

Funeral home general manager vs area manager overview

	Funeral Home General Manager	Area Manager
Yearly salary	$50,205	$73,472
Hourly rate	$24.14	$35.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	240,430	341,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Funeral home general manager vs area manager salary

Funeral home general managers and area managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Funeral Home General Manager	Area Manager
Average salary	$50,205	$73,472
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $79,000	Between $50,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Clifford Chance
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between funeral home general manager and area manager education

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

	Funeral Home General Manager	Area Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Funeral home general manager vs area manager demographics

Here are the differences between funeral home general managers' and area managers' demographics:

	Funeral Home General Manager	Area Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 74.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between funeral home general manager and area manager duties and responsibilities

Funeral home general manager example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Perform marketing evaluations, inventory, ordering of casket and funeral supplies.

Area manager example responsibilities.

Manage the recruitment, hiring, training and development of all depot distribution staff.
Used creativity and persistence to create new sales leads and run all provide leads.
Mark by achieving district s top shrink and performance (e.g., CPR) rates.
Manage Sortation area operations and escalate customer order fulfillment issues.
Manage operations in accordance with all regulatory (HSE) requirements and company procedures/guiding principles.
Implement and manage contracts for Medicaid while maintaining excellent relationships with key local agency executives.

Funeral home general manager vs area manager skills

Common funeral home general manager skills

Customer Satisfaction, 83%
Financial Performance, 16%
Patient Care Procedures, 2%

Common area manager skills

Customer Service, 18%
Safety Standards, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Business Plan, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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