Also called: Medical Examiner
A doctor who performs autopsies to determine how and why someone died.
Performs two or three autopsies in the morning, reviews toxicology results, and testifies in a murder trial in the afternoon.
Estimate; severe national shortage.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 13 years after high school. MD/DO, pathology residency (4 years), plus a forensic pathology fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Med.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may read CT scans before autopsy, but examining bodies and testifying about cause of death stay with the doctor.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy and physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1222.
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