Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a coroner can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a coroner already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Coroners oversee the examination of deceased individuals in order to determine the cause of death in uncommon circumstances. They ensure records are maintained of the deaths within their jurisdiction, and facilitate communication with other officials to ensure the investigation is complete.

Also known as pathologist, medical examiner, chief coroner, chief medical examiner, forensic medical examiner.

Professionals 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: criminal investigator, 35%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
criminal investigator 35% covered court clerk 25% covered court jury coordinator 24% covered case administrator 24% covered polygraph examiner 21% covered coroner You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from coroner, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a coroner already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A coroner needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • determine cause of death information skills
  • carry out an autopsy information skills
  • perform forensic examinations information skills
  • provide testimony in court hearings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • document evidence information skills
  • compile legal documents information skills
  • maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
  • human anatomy health and welfare
  • comply with legal regulations assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a coroner does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Coroner is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a coroner’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.