Deputy coroner vs coroner

The differences between deputy coroners and coroners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a deputy coroner and a coroner. Additionally, a coroner has an average salary of $53,616, which is higher than the $48,944 average annual salary of a deputy coroner.

The top three skills for a deputy coroner include physical evidence, law enforcement agencies and death investigations. The most important skills for a coroner are law enforcement agencies, death investigations, and physical evidence.

Deputy coroner vs coroner overview

	Deputy Coroner	Coroner
Yearly salary	$48,944	$53,616
Hourly rate	$23.53	$25.78
Growth rate	3%	16%
Number of jobs	1,789	111
Job satisfaction	3	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Deputy coroner vs coroner salary

Deputy coroners and coroners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deputy Coroner	Coroner
Average salary	$48,944	$53,616
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $70,000	Between $26,000 And $109,000
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Differences between deputy coroner and coroner education

There are a few differences between a deputy coroner and a coroner in terms of educational background:

	Deputy Coroner	Coroner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	San Diego State University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deputy coroner vs coroner demographics

Here are the differences between deputy coroners' and coroners' demographics:

	Deputy Coroner	Coroner
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 5.5% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between deputy coroner and coroner duties and responsibilities

Deputy coroner example responsibilities.

Hire and manage credit officers responsible for Citigroup's new commodity derivatives business in Houston.
Provide appropriate information to news media.
Interview all necessary witnesses and make media releases.
Arrange for the next of kin to be notify of deaths.
Interview and confer with survivors to obtain pertinent data and serve subpoenas.
Conduct interviews with family, acquaintances, and medical staff and notify next of kin.

Coroner example responsibilities.

Perform DNA extraction, quantitation and PCR amplification
Perform in-depth forensic analysis of Macintosh computer hard drives and prepare expert report for use in ongoing litigation.
Upload to and compare candidate match profiles using the CODIS system.
Perform frozen sectioning for in-surgical consultation.

Deputy coroner vs coroner skills

Common deputy coroner skills

Physical Evidence, 19%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 19%
Death Investigations, 15%
KIN, 11%
Death Scenes, 8%
Death Certificates, 8%

Common coroner skills

Law Enforcement Agencies, 37%
Death Investigations, 37%
Physical Evidence, 18%
Death Scenes, 6%
Death Certificates, 2%

Updated January 8, 2025

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