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	Coroners	Medical and Health Services Managers	Fire Inspectors and Investigators
SUMMARY	12% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	14% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	7.5/10	8.5/10	6.8/10
POLLING	16.3% (Minimal Risk, Based on 26 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 126 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	3.0%	23.2%	3.8%
WAGES	$78,420 or $37.70 per hour	$117,960 or $56.71 per hour	$78,060 or $37.53 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	397,770	565,840	14,050
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.	Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.	Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.

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Automation Risk

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Polling Data

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Growth & Wages

See how fast each occupation is projected to grow and what people earn on average. High wages don’t always mean high security — automation risk still matters.

Volume of Workers

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The Snowflake Diagram

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