Fame
The people who will know your work most intimately will already be dead. Among the living, you'll likely be the last thing on anyone's mind. Everyone's attention will be on the deceased. If you're going to be a good embalmer, you have to be willing to be the unseen hand guiding the final moments.
If there is an afterlife, though, maybe you're already a celebrity. You might be considered the J.Lo of embalmers.