Coroners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$80,730
United States, 2025
Employment
417,070
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 13-1041.06
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Testify at inquests, hearings, and court trials.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,220
25th percentile
$61,280
75th percentile
$109,010
90th percentile
$133,720
Most important skills
- Speaking4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Coordination3.8
- Writing3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Active Learning3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Science3.3
- Monitoring3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Science | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with CoronersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $123,730 | 2,690 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $118,890 | 7,500 | 2025 |
| DC | $111,030 | 4,380 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $109,550 | 640 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | $106,750 | 840 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | $106,330 | 670 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $103,940 | 10,920 | 2025 |
| MA | $102,060 | 13,190 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $101,230 | 6,120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $101,050 | 23,380 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $100,440 | 400 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $100,200 | 13,820 | 2025 |
| NJ | $100,000 | 13,310 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $99,040 | 230 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $98,350 | 480 | 2025 |
| Laredo, TX | $98,180 | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $97,920 | 790 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | $97,470 | 910 | 2025 |
| CA | $96,980 | 49,880 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $96,220 | 500 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.