Funeral Driver

There are many ways to make a living behind the wheel. If you enjoy adventure, for instance, you might become a Racecar Driver. If you like tasting the high life, on the other hand, you might become a Limousine Driver. And if you like meeting new people — and hearing their stories — you might become a Taxi Driver.

If you enjoy helping people as much as you enjoy driving cars, however, you might want to consider becoming a Funeral Driver.

As a Funeral Driver — also known as a Funeral Car Driver, or Hearse Driver — you’re at once a Chauffeur and a Funeral Attendant. Employed by funeral homes, Funeral Drivers spend a lot of time driving automobiles, vans, limousines, and, of course, hearses in order to assist with funerals and burials. Typically, that means picking up deceased people from homes, hospitals, and morgues; delivering bodies to funeral homes and cemeteries; driving limousines and hearses in funeral processions; and transporting mourners to and from funeral services.

Because funerals wait for no one, you must be prepared to drive in all types of weather and traffic conditions, and to help out with other funeral tasks when you’re not driving. For instance, you’ll often be asked to assist Pallbearers with moving caskets, to clean vehicles and the mortuary, to physically lift deceased persons into coffins, to arrange burial sites prior to services, and to clean up after wakes.

Although the death of friends and loved ones is always difficult, small gestures can make hard times just a little bit easier. Your most important job isn’t steering, therefore; it’s sympathizing.