thanatology researcher

Thanatology researchers study death and the dying in a variety of scientific fields such as psychology, sociology, physiology and anthropology. They contribute to the growth of knowledge on aspects of death such as the psychological phenomena the dying and those around them are experiencing.

The most in-demand skills for this role include sociology, phenomenology, thanatology, psychology, anthropology, scientific research methodology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives thanatology researcher a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.