Coroners

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.78
• Record the disposition of minor children, as well as details of arrangements made for their care.78
• Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.75

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Testify at inquests, hearings, and court trials.57
• Confer with officials of public health and law enforcement agencies to coordinate interdepartmental activities.56
• Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.55

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 67 puts Coroners in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 16 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 4 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $80,730median wage
• 417,070employed
• 33,300annual openings
• +2.9%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Police Identification and Records Officers 66
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators 63
• Medical Biller 61
• Private Detectives and Investigators 62
• Compliance Officer 54
• Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 51

FAQ — Coroners

What does a score of 67 mean for a Coroners?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 67 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts; Record the disposition of minor children, as well as details of arrangements made for their care; Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.