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Coroners

Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
61/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
43/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence83/100
Task coverage86%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death.High
70
Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.High
70
Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.High
70
Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.High
70
Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.High
64
Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.High
70
Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.High
70
Inventory personal effects recovered from bodies, such as jewelry or wallets.High
70
Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.High
69
Coordinate the release of personal effects to authorized persons and facilitate the disposition of unclaimed corpses and personal effects.High
68
Confer with officials of public health and law enforcement agencies to coordinate interdepartmental activities.High
68
Witness and certify deaths that are the result of a judicial order.High
70
Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.High
36
Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes.High
34
Collect wills, burial instructions, and other documentation needed for investigations and for handling of the remains.Medium
70
Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.High
19
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death.70
  2. Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.70
  3. Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.70
  4. Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.70
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.01
  2. Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes.02
  3. Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.03
  4. Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death.04
  5. Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency87
Physical dependency66
Adoption pressure57
Labour-market resilience78
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence83/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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