I am wanting to go to mortuary school to learn to embalm. does anyone know how much they make a year?
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It depends on where you live. I don't know specifics about Alabama.\nThe licensing requirements differ by state, but in most states, you have to have a license to embalm or conduct funerals. In fact, people without licenses are sometimes not even supposed to be present when a person is being embalmed. Sometimes there are two different licenses--one for being a funeral director and one for embalming. Sometimes one license covers both.\nYou will make more money being a funeral director and an embalmer than just one or the other.\nYou can call your state licensing board and them what the requirements are. They may have a pretty good idea of what salaries are, too. You could also ask them about mortuary science colleges in your state. The staff there would know salary figures very accurately. \nPeople who own funeral homes do make more money than people who work for them. But it can take years to build up to owning a home. I think it's good to get a lot of experience first. \nI disagree that it is not hard work. I think it is very hard. It can be draining, due to the sheer volume of work that can develop. And sometimes it will come before sleep, or family activities. But it is exceptionally rewarding and fulfilling. If you feel called to do it, then please look into it.\nI disagree that there is a lot of money in selling pre-arrangements. It can be lucrative, but it is very hard to make a lot of money doing it because it depends on how long people live after they have paid for their funerals. It's a tricky business.
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$100,000 minimum---How much do they charge for a heart or lung operation these days---Actually with the ever rising cost of funerals and end of life hospital and nursing care it would be kind of nice to be able to have your body parts sold to pay for the expenses. As it is you can donate your parts and people all along the way seem to be able charge for them.  After all the doctors charge a fortune to install used body parts. But everybody would claim it was unethcial. I here in some countries they have a black market for body parts. http://www.american.edu/TED/body.htm
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Looks like some states are requiring mortuary techs to have 2-year degrees, plus certification, and so won't accept vocational school credits for this field. Mass. seems to be one of these states. The good news is that there are two colleges where a high school student might be able to take classes while going to high school, like in the summer:\n\nFuneral Institute Of The Northeast\n77 University Ave\nWestwood, Massachusetts 02090\n(781)461-9080\nhttp://www.fine-ne.com/\n\nMount Ida College\n777 Dedham St\nNewton Centre, Massachusetts 02459\n(617)928-4500\nhttp://www.mountida.edu/
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This costs lots of money; like at least $10000\nAs gruesome or as horrible a thought that it may be, your best option may be to consider in having a PRE=PLANNED FUNERAL PLAN. Go to the local funeral home, and see what they have. The idea is that when you pass away, that you don't burden your family with the funeral expense.
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They generally run 30-40k/year now.  It'll get more expensive each year.\n\nHere's a sample breakdown.\n\nEstimated Student Expense Budget \n2006-2007 Academic Year \nTUITION, REQUIRED FEES, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND BOOKS \n      \n*Tuition (M.Div, M.T.S., M.C.M. degrees) \n($1870.00 per course - 8 courses) $ 14,960.00  \n    *M.Div / M.S.W. tuition rate equal to $18,700 per year\n    *Th.M. tuition rate equal to $16,000 per year\n    *Th.D. tuition rate equal to $23,500 per year\n     \n\nStudent Health Fee (required fee)  $ 524.00  \nTranscript Fee (required fee) $ 40.00  \nStudent Life Ministry Dues (required fee) $ 76.00  \nRecreational Facilities Fee (required fee) $ 60.00  \n**Insurance (Optional, though must show proof of existing coverage) $ 1,589.00  \nBooks & Supplies  $ 1,060.00  \nTOTAL $ 18,309.00  \n* Tuition rates are estimated and subject to change\n** Approved 2005-2006 rates. Family coverage available for an additional $3392.00 for a total of $4981.00.\n \n  \nLIVING EXPENSES \n      \nRoom ($515.00 per month) $ 4,635.00  \nFood ($412.00 per month) $ 3,708.00  \nTransportation $ 1,100.00  \nMiscellaneous $ 2620.00  \nOrigination Fees $ -  \nCommuting Allowance $ 0.00  \nChild Care Allowance $ 0.00  \nDocumented Medical Expenses $ 0.00  \nTOTAL $ 12,063.00  \n      \n      \nTUITION, FEES, AND BOOKS $ $18,309.00  \nLIVING EXPENSES $ $12,063.00  \nTOTAL $ $30,372.00
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There are so many costs involved as far as overhead that it would take all day to list them.  For instance, the person that answered the phone and opened the door, the person that mowed the lawn, washed the car, picked up the body and embalmed it all need to be paid.  Along with our large utility bills, insurance premiums, and upkeep of the premises are tremendous.  That goes for any business, though, we all have large amounts of overhead.  Also, you need to be licensed to do what we do, so some of the charge is for our professional services, just as a lawyer is expensive, he also must have a license to represent you, we must have a license to embalm and sell caskets, since not just the average joe can do what we do, we get paid for our professional expertise.  Hope this helps, take care!
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It depends on where you live, how high you place in your class, and how busy the doctor's office is. A ballpark would be $25,000-30,000 a year, right out of school, and up to $40,000-45,000 a year once you gain maybe 5 years experience and get your certifications.  \n\nFor what it's worth, this is a pretty good career choice (unlike massage therapy, culinary arts and many of the other courses you see advertised on TV) because it is fairly easy to get a job with decent pay; you usually get benefits even in your first job; and the demand is strong.
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It really depends on which school you go through. You can find them in the yellow pages phone book. Call around and ask them for their prices.
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I live in Ohio and make 240/day for a 7 hour day.  In this area it doesn't matter if you are just out of college or not.  As a matter of fact, sometimes hygienists right out of school make more that an established hygienist.  I think hygienists are so excited to make that much money right out of school, they don't ask for frequent raises.  So my advice is get it while you can.  Oh yeah, I work 3 days per week, get retirement (@10%of my yearly salary), two weeks paid vacation, holidays and sick days.  I've been out of school 8 years.
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There are colleges that people go to for mortuary science degrees to work in funeral homes. Working in a morgue would also require some college for jobs that actually involve working with the bodies. I'm sure an internet search would answer all your questions.
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My grandmother donated her body to Emory University/ Medical School when she died.  I'm not sure how she did it, but I'm sure that if you contact a medical school, they'd love to take you:)
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I am almost finished my studies to practice as a Dental Hygienist so can't give you figures on myself.  But friends who have been working for about 3 years now and live in Brisbane get approx. $80 per hour.
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You'll make more money per student. \n\nAssuming you actually are good at teaching and know what you are talking about, you can probably charge any Joe off the street $20 per hour-long class, which would give you $200 per hour.\n\nHowever, it's smarter to try to get companies to send you people. If you can get a company to pay for it, charge $50 per hour.\n\nIf you create collateral, such as manuals, charge for it; do  not give collateral away, even if it's a single sheet of paper. Consider a dime a page a minimum price; if you give them a 50-page book, charge at least $5 for it. Personally, I'd charge 25 cents per page; remember, when you give them the answers in printed form, you've killed invoicable follow-up, so you want your blood money now.
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This depends on where and what they are teaching. Anywhere from 18K to 52K depending.
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i recommend calling the state she plans to be licensed in, as some states differ on their requirements.  Also, there is no longer separate degrees of funeral director and embalmer, now when you get licenesed, it is a combined degree.  She will have to take all of the funeral directing and embalming classes, then take the National Board and the state licensing board exams.  If you go to www.mortuaryschools.com, it has a complete listing of every mortuary school in the US.  Good luck, this is a wonderful, rewarding career!
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I'd suggest taking a class at a college/university or arts center near you.\n\nYou'll learn a lot, have free access to equipment (i.e. a foundry) and usually be able to get student rates on supplies.\n\nBest of luck!
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They really don't get that high of pay considering what their overhead and education cost.  The education alone can cost well over 100 grand.  Add this to start-up costs and you have a struggling professional like many of us non-dentists.  For example the sensor for a digital x-ray system alone can cost around fifteen thousand.  This is for the sensor only.  You have the cost of the computer systems, software, people who install it, and the x-ray machine which can cost twenty thousand and more.  I know of several dentists that have been doing dentistry for about five years who are still only breaking even on many months.  The money comes after you have been practicing a long time and are able to pay-off your loans for equipment and building or rental costs.  My instrument set-up to scale and clean people's teeth is about 150 dollars per set.  I use a new sterilized set on each person.  I have about ten instrument set-up's.  You do the math.  These instruments have to be replaced about every six months depending on how heavy the patient load is.  One instrument alone can cost twenty-five dollars.  A box of prophy paste costs about fifty dollars.  The dentist also has to pay his staff, as the dental assistant mentioned.  He has to carry building insurance, malpractice insurance, disability insurance, etc.  He/she has to pay for someone to fix the equipment when it breaks down, minimum a hundred dollars an hour just for showing up.  This does not even include the parts or labor for the equipment.  I could go on and on, but you should get the point.  Dentistry is expensive to the patient, because it is expensive to the dentist.