Jobs / Management and business operations / 13-1041.06
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.
- US jobs
- 417,070 (SOC 13-1041 group, "Compliance Officers")
- Median wage
- $80,730 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of coroners?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
14% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 13-1041 group).
- 7%Investigate criminal or legal mattersNot measured
- 7%Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or complianceMeasured
- 7%Provide information to guests, clients, or customersNot measured
- 6%Prepare legal or regulatory documentsNot measured
- 5%Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standardsMeasured
- 4%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 4%Advise others on legal or regulatory mattersNot measured
- 4%Inspect facilities or equipmentNot measured
Benchmarks for this occupation
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Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
- 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.
- Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.
- Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.
- Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.
- Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.
- Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
- Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes.
- Complete reports and forms required to finalize cases.
- Arrange for the next of kin to be notified of deaths.
- Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.
- Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.
Other job titles for this occupation (18)
Autopsy Facilities Manager · Coroner · County Coroner · Death Investigator · Forensic Pathologist · MDI (Medicolegal Death Investigator) · Medical Examiner · Medical Legal Death Investigator · Medicolegal Investigator · MLI (Medical Legal Investigator) · Certified Medical Examiner · Coroner Investigator · Examiner · Forensic Medical Examiner · Medical Examiner Investigator (MEI) · Medical Investigator · Mobile Medical Examiner · Paramedical Examiner