Resilient
Last Update: 10/7/2026
AI Resilience Score for Coroners:
66.3%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
High
Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
High
Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
Med
This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
Most data sources align, with only minor variation. This is a well-supported result.
AI Resilience Report forCoroners
$80,730 median salary•32,700 annual openings•SOC Code: 13-1041.06
Coroners are more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 6 sources.
Coroners are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of their work, like explaining a cause of death to a grieving family, testifying in court, and making judgment calls at a crime scene, require deeply human skills that AI simply cannot replicate. While AI is starting to help with tasks like estimating time of death or screening images, experts agree it should be treated as an assistant rather than a replacement, especially given the serious legal and emotional stakes involved.
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This role is resilient
Coroners are labeled "Resilient" because the most important parts of their work, like explaining a cause of death to a grieving family, testifying in court, and making judgment calls at a crime scene, require deeply human skills that AI simply cannot replicate. While AI is starting to help with tasks like estimating time of death or screening images, experts agree it should be treated as an assistant rather than a replacement, especially given the serious legal and emotional stakes involved.
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Latest AI news for Coroners
These articles highlight the evolving role of coroners in an era of AI, emphasizing that technology will augment rather than replace their work. For example, AI is being tested in the Coroners Court to efficiently summarize extensive case files, allowing coroners to focus more on critical decision-making. Additionally, AI tools can assist in determining probable causes of death, enhancing the accuracy of reports. Understanding these advancements can help aspiring coroners embrace AI as a valuable ally, ensuring their skills remain vital in this changing landscape.
Will AI replace coroners?
www.careerexplorer.com • 9/20/2026
AI will not replace coroners. Determining cause and manner of death, coordinating with law enforcement and families, and signing legal death certificates are ... Read more
How the Coroners Court uses AI
www.youtube.com • 9/20/2026
Chief Justice Richard Niall of the Supreme Court of Victoria explains how AI is being piloted in the Coroners Court to help summarise large ...
AI in healthcare and implications for inquests
www.hilldickinson.com • 9/20/2026
May 7, 2026 — Where AI systems function as 'black boxes', Coroners may require expert evidence to interpret how outputs informed clinical judgement and ... Read more
AI Improves Coroners Reports with M-RIC Study
www.linkedin.com • 9/20/2026
aims to use artificial intelligence (AI ) to improve the way learnings are gathered from coroner's prevention of future deaths (PFD) reports.
Coroners' job to be done in tandem with AI assistants
www.ekathimerini.com • 9/20/2026
Nov 20, 2024 — Coroners will be provided with a “digital assistant” that will help the medical evaluation by providing probable causes of death based on the ... Read more
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Career: Coroners
They investigate deaths by examining bodies, determining the cause, and working with law enforcement to provide answers about how someone died.
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$80,730
Jobs (2025)
436,400
Growth (2025-35)
+3.8%
Annual Openings
32,700
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-2035
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
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Testify at inquests, hearings, and court trials.
2
Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.
3
Witness and certify deaths that are the result of a judicial order.
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.
5
Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.
6
Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
7
Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
