End of Life Careers

Roles

Browse by field

Six fields, and every career inside them. If you would rather sort by what the work asks of you, the roles page filters on that instead.

Funeral & deathcare operations

The people who run services, care for the body, and keep a funeral home working.

Death investigation & forensics

Determining how and why someone died, and the specialized work that surrounds it.

Clinical & bedside care

Medical, spiritual, and therapeutic care for people in their final months and days.

Companionship & grief support

Non-clinical presence before a death, and support for the people left behind.

After-loss & legacy

Untangling the practical, digital, and financial aftermath, and preserving a life story.

Estate, financial & legacy planning

The professionals who help people plan, protect, transfer, administer, and give away assets during life and after death.

Six fields is how the work divides up by subject. If you would rather sort by what a job asks of you — how much time you spend with families, what it takes to qualify, how long that takes — the roles page filters on all of it.