Mortician

Good pay?
Median weekly earnings of full-time salaried funeral directors were $590 in 1996. The middle 50 percent earned between $447 and $849. (Bureau of labor statistics)

Good working conditions?
Work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends. May work a day shift or a night shift in some funeral homes. They work an average of 48-52 hours per week.
Perform the process of "embalming" ( pumping diluted formaldehyde into the body for purposes of preservation, disinfecting, and restoration). The average body requires two to three gallons of embalming fluid
Often bodies arrive somewhat desiccated, and a little "plumping up".
Cosmetic touchups are often necessary: " shampooing"
Possibility of infection - if the proper preventive measures are not taken.
Clients are grieving, crying & generally upset.

Embarrassed when asked "what you do for a living"
I would say I sold "Avon"

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