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.
$80,730 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 45%
- 9%
- 46%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 28%. Today's estimate: 33%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 27% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Complete reports and forms required to finalize cases.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 2.5 h | 92%Half by now | |
| Confer with officials of public health and law enforcement agencies to coordinate interdepartmental activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min17 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
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