Funeral service jobs in California
19 verified openings
Funeral service jobs in California come with a license question worth settling before applying. The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau issues funeral director and embalmer licenses separately, and only the embalmer license requires a mortuary science degree. A director needs an associate's degree or 60 college units in any subject. Check which license a posting names before assuming the job is open to you.
Lead Cemetery Administration Specialist
Compassionate Cremation Operations Specialist
Compassionate Funeral Transfer Specialist
Cemetery Services Specialist Client Support & Sales
Bilingual Funeral Service Coordinator
Care Coordinator and Pacific Cremation Services Funeral Arranger
Care Coordinator and Pacific Cremation Services Funeral Arranger
Guest Experience Ambassador - Funeral Services
Embalmer
Embalmer
Cemetery Administrator
Embalmer Quality Control Lead (RH)
Embalmer II (RH)
Embalmer Apprentice
Mortuary Professional Services Lead
Embalmer
Embalmer
Embalmer (Embalming License Required)
Embalmer
Your California association is California Funeral Directors Association, listed with its counterparts across the country in the association directory.
About Funeral service jobs in California
California had 2,240 morticians and funeral arrangers in May 2025, more than any other state, at a median of $50,750, along with 520 embalmers at $60,060. The state has two accredited mortuary science programs, American River College in Sacramento and Cypress College. Today that is 19 live funeral service jobs in California. Service Corporation International, O'Connor Mortuary, and SCI Shared Resources have posted the most of them, and Whittier, San Jose, and Campbell have more than anywhere else. Posted pay runs from $40k to $192k a year where an employer states it and 11% are remote.