Death-related careers sparking interest among young people in the US


By AGENCY

Many Americans under the age of 40 are taking the plunge and moving into the business of death. Driven by vocation, of course, but also by ambition. Photo: AFP

The Covid-19 pandemic and the millions of deaths it caused shook our somewhat taboo relationship with death.

But it has also inspired vocations among some young Americans, with a growing number of them now interested in getting into the funeral business.

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