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Coroners vs Private Detectives and Investigators

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Coroners and Private Detectives and Investigators on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Coroners Private Detectives and Investigators
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$78,420
$52,370
Employment · BLS OEWS
397,770
38,700
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
67th pct
59th pct

At a glance

Dimension Coroners Private Detectives and Investigators
Median pay $78,420 $52,370
Employment 397,770 38,700
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.0%) About average (+6.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 33,300 3,900
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 67th pct Moderate · 59th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 74th pct · 38% of tasks 76th pct · 39% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (59.6%) Augmentation-leaning (38.6%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Law and Government, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Administration and Management, Active Listening, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Administrative, Coordination, Public Safety and Security, Flexibility of Closure, Writing, Social Perceptiveness, Category Flexibility, Computers and Electronics, Judgment and Decision Making, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Psychology, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving.

Specific to Coroners

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Biology
  • Education and Training
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Transportation
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Communications and Media

Specific to Private Detectives and Investigators

  • Monitoring
  • Selective Attention
  • Far Vision
  • Service Orientation
  • Time Management
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality
  • Perceptual Speed

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Operating system software , Spreadsheet software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Electronic mail software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Coroners

Specific to Private Detectives and Investigators

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Coroners or Private Detectives and Investigators — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Coroners vs Private Detectives and Investigators." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/coroners-vs-private-detectives-and-investigators

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Singulariki. (2026). Coroners vs Private Detectives and Investigators. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/coroners-vs-private-detectives-and-investigators

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Coroners vs Private Detectives and Investigators},
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  year   = {2026},
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