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Forensic Morgue Assistant Overview

A forensic morgue assistant requires a high school diploma and optional associate degree or technical training in mortuary science. Duties include maintaining records, assisting during autopsies, transporting bodies, and completing paperwork. The median annual salary ranges from $26,406 to $51,845 according to Salary.com, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 27% increase in available jobs between 2014-2020.

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Forensic Morgue Assistant Overview

A forensic morgue assistant requires a high school diploma and optional associate degree or technical training in mortuary science. Duties include maintaining records, assisting during autopsies, transporting bodies, and completing paperwork. The median annual salary ranges from $26,406 to $51,845 according to Salary.com, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 27% increase in available jobs between 2014-2020.

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Forensic Morgue Assistant

Education and/or Training Required:

 High School diploma or GED, Associate Degree in medical laboratory (optional), Technical School
Training in Mortuary Science (optional), one year in positions related to medical or health fields
 City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Lincoln College of
New England
 $41,578 estimated total cost to pursue college as a morgue assistant

Responsibilities and Daily Activities:

 Maintain data bases and records (computer knowledge)


 Adhere to sterile work environments
 Assist medical examiners during autopsy
 Perform general mortician duties
 Aid coroners in post-mortem detective work
 Provide evidence for law enforcement agencies
 Transport bodies
 Open body cavitites
 Lift bodies for transportation
 Assist in a search for missing body parts
 Suture incisions and prepare bodies for release
 Complete patient paperwork

Career Outlook and Earning Potential:

 According to [Link], morgue assistants in 2016 earned a median annual salary of between
$26,406 and $51,845
 The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 27% increase of job outlook between 2014 and 2020

Documentation of Sources:

Forensic Morgue Technician: Job Descriptions and Requirements. (n.d.). Retrieved from
[Link]

Mortuary Science Tuition and Fees | FINE Mortuary College. (n.d.). Retrieved from
[Link]

Schools for Mortuary Technicians. (n.d.). Retrieved from


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Self-Reflection:

I would not like to pursue this job because I wouldn’t want to work with dead bodies. This job is not
suited for me but maybe people who like solving problems or cases.

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