Monika Porch Senior Project
Monika PorchSenior Project
Career ChosenMortician/Funeral Director
0 I can’t show a lot of images because I’m not sure what some people might find disturbing or graphic.
About
0 A mortician prepares a body for burial or cremation0 Helps families organize funerals
-contact newspapers, arrange flowers, coffins…0 Finalizes any necessary paperwork
-certificate of death, obituary, 0 After burial services, morticians collect plants,
flowers, and cards delivered to the funeral home and bring them to relatives of the departed.
Training/Education
0 All training will be offered at the college with no previous experience needed
0 Most states require a license for a funeral director or mortician to perform a funeral director's functions and embalming.
0 Internships are very useful when applying for a job
Skills/Interests (well…mine)
0 Strong stomach0 Reading0 Dark history (serial killers, crime cases torture devices…)0 Cinema0 Forensics
Employment Outlook032,800… number of jobs in 20120Employment Outlook… 12%0$51,600 per year 0$24.81 per hour Related Occupations0Coroners0Medical Transcriptionist
Influences
0 Oddities0 Asia Ray/Morgue0 Laura Flook0 Basically not my family or my friends
Pursuing Career
0 I have a summer internship at Geibel’s Funeral Home0 Taking several BC3 classes that will aid me with my
career0 Going onto a mortuary school hopefully P.I.M.S.0 Graduate in two years (the program is only 22
months)0 Find a job
Conclusion0 This job is something I feel
strongly about and even if I choose not to pursue it, the classes I took at BC3 will allow me to choose several other options in the medical field.