Also called: DMORT Team Member, Disaster Mortuary Specialist
Helps identify victims and support families after disasters like plane crashes and hurricanes.
These specialists set up temporary morgues, coordinate medical examiners, dentists, and DNA labs to identify victims, and run family assistance centers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Background in mortuary science, forensics, or emergency management.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Forensic Science, Mortuary Science.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. DNA and data tools speed identification, but setting up morgues and family assistance centers after disasters is human work.
Classes: AP Biology, Health, Psychology, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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