Today’s Funeral Professional

The face of funeral service is, quite literally, changing. In a profession that has historically been male-dominated, more and more women are choosing funeral service as a career. In fact, nearly 80 percent of mortuary science program graduates are women. In addition, 37 percent are People of Color.

As our communities become more and more diverse, representation matters. The diverse experiences and backgrounds that newly licensed funeral professionals bring to their work reflects the communities they serve. A team of funeral professionals at one funeral home may represent a wide variety of genders, faiths, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and more, enabling them to meet families where they are and create a meaningful service that beautifully reflects the life of a loved one and their own beliefs and traditions.