Regulatory Affairs Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-9199.01 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
BLS doesn't publish wages for Regulatory Affairs Managers separately. These are the figures for Managers, All Other (11-9199), its parent occupation.
Median annual wage, U.S.$141,900
Employment, U.S.622,190
Median hourly wage$68.22
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $74,300 | $102,880 | $141,900 | $186,300 | $238,270 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,970 | $135,890 | 0.23 |
| Alaska | 1,740 | $127,950 | 1.34 |
| Arizona | 8,540 | $129,870 | 0.66 |
| Arkansas | 5,690 | $87,520 | 1.09 |
| California | 99,580 | $174,560 | 1.37 |
| Colorado | 14,060 | $171,140 | 1.22 |
| Connecticut | 7,330 | $162,690 | 1.08 |
| Delaware | 1,280 | $168,060 | 0.66 |
| District of Columbia | 18,570 | $175,720 | 6.61 |
| Florida | 37,820 | $108,890 | 0.95 |
| Georgia | 34,680 | $125,000 | 1.77 |
| Hawaii | $130,000 | ||
| Idaho | 1,230 | $131,550 | 0.36 |
| Illinois | 31,680 | $140,240 | 1.30 |
| Indiana | 6,990 | $79,900 | 0.55 |
| Iowa | 3,600 | $128,080 | 0.58 |
| Kansas | 2,690 | $131,710 | 0.47 |
| Kentucky | 2,390 | $122,930 | 0.30 |
| Louisiana | 13,220 | $103,140 | 1.71 |
| Maine | 1,860 | $115,920 | 0.72 |
| Maryland | 17,530 | $159,040 | 1.59 |
| Massachusetts | 10,630 | $182,950 | 0.73 |
| Michigan | 9,380 | $134,260 | 0.53 |
| Minnesota | 4,160 | $152,600 | 0.35 |
| Mississippi | 960 | $101,570 | 0.21 |
| Missouri | 11,420 | $125,760 | 0.97 |
| Montana | 1,600 | $110,470 | 0.78 |
| Nebraska | 2,640 | $116,430 | 0.64 |
| Nevada | 9,110 | $112,040 | 1.47 |
| New Hampshire | 1,330 | $145,630 | 0.49 |
| New Jersey | 30,270 | $161,510 | 1.77 |
| New Mexico | 3,770 | $123,550 | 1.08 |
| New York | 18,470 | $167,200 | 0.48 |
| North Carolina | 21,830 | $141,160 | 1.10 |
| North Dakota | 2,040 | $126,440 | 1.19 |
| Ohio | 7,360 | $129,940 | 0.33 |
| Oklahoma | 1,340 | $131,870 | 0.20 |
| Oregon | 7,680 | $125,580 | 0.98 |
| Pennsylvania | 20,170 | $131,600 | 0.83 |
| Rhode Island | 790 | $165,900 | 0.39 |
| South Carolina | 2,210 | $129,960 | 0.24 |
| South Dakota | 570 | $119,470 | 0.31 |
| Tennessee | 17,510 | $99,430 | 1.34 |
| Texas | 61,410 | $134,390 | 1.09 |
| Utah | 9,190 | $134,890 | 1.32 |
| Vermont | 1,060 | $125,440 | 0.87 |
| Virginia | 21,560 | $166,230 | 1.31 |
| Washington | 10,490 | $164,160 | 0.74 |
| West Virginia | 3,640 | $124,940 | 1.30 |
| Wisconsin | 14,240 | $107,050 | 1.21 |
| Wyoming | 850 | $113,420 | 0.76 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 4 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Climate Change Policy Analysts | 5 | 0.956 |
| 3 | Natural Sciences Managers | 5 | 0.954 |
| 4 | Chief Sustainability Officers | 5 | 0.951 |
| 5 | Sustainability Specialists | 4 | 0.950 |
| 6 | Compliance Managers | 4 | 0.948 |
| 7 | Preventive Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.948 |
| 8 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 4 | 0.946 |
| 9 | Business Continuity Planners | 4 | 0.946 |
| 10 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | 4 | 0.946 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Regulatory Affairs Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Continuity Planners | Complex Problem Solving | 1.63 | 0.946 |
| Clinical Research Coordinators | Science | 1.12 | 0.946 |
| Intelligence Analysts | Reading Comprehension | 0.76 | 0.932 |
| Logistics Analysts | Mathematics | 1.13 | 0.930 |
| Financial Examiners | Mathematics | 1.26 | 0.930 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Regulatory Affairs Managers, excluding software Regulatory Affairs Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| IBM SPSS Statistics | 10 of 20 | 5.0x |
| SAS | 11 of 20 | 4.3x |
| StataCorp Stata | 7 of 20 | 6.0x |
| Clinical trial management software | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | 8 of 20 | 4.0x |
| Geographic information system GIS software | 7 of 20 | 4.6x |
| R | 8 of 20 | 3.6x |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | 5 of 20 | 5.8x |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | 7 of 20 | 3.4x |
| Google Meet | 5 of 20 | 5.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 4.57 | 4.83 |
| Law and Government | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Administration and Management | 3.70 | 4.65 |
| Biology | 3.39 | 4.00 |
| Education and Training | 3.09 | 4.57 |
| Administrative | 3.04 | 3.91 |
| Chemistry | 3.04 | 3.74 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.91 | 3.61 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2.77 | 2.65 |
| Mathematics | 2.74 | 3.35 |
| Production and Processing | 2.65 | 2.96 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.55 | 2.91 |
| Design | 2.55 | 2.87 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.48 | 3.30 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 2.26 | 2.43 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.26 | 1.74 |
| Communications and Media | 2.09 | 2.13 |
| Physics | 2.09 | 2.00 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.04 | 2.35 |
| Foreign Language | 1.96 | 2.00 |
| Mechanical | 1.96 | 1.91 |
| Psychology | 1.91 | 2.13 |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.82 | 1.36 |
| Telecommunications | 1.78 | 1.04 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.70 | 1.83 |
| Building and Construction | 1.57 | 1.13 |
| Geography | 1.52 | 1.70 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.48 | 1.00 |
| Transportation | 1.43 | 0.91 |
| Food Production | 1.39 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.26 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.17 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.09 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Written Expression | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Number Facility | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Memorization | 2.25 | 2.62 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Depth Perception | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.25 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Visio hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- SAP software hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Tableau hot
- Adlib Express
- Analyse-it
- Aris Global Register
- Axway eSubmissions
- Database software
- Datafarm S-Cubed
- Datafarm a-Pulse
- Datafarm eCTDGatekeeper
- Datafarm eCTDViewer
- Dialog DialogLink
- Document publishing software
- DoubleBridge ROSETTA Phoenix eCTD Viewer
- DoubleBridge ROSETTA Pyramid
- DoubleBridge ROSETTA Sceptre
- DoubleBridge ROSETTA Scribe
- Electronic common technical document eCTD software
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- Electronic common technical document eCTD validating software
- Electronic common technical document eCTD viewing software
- Electronic document management system EDMS
- Enterprise content management ECM software
- Extedo DOCvalidator
- Extedo PLmanager
- Extedo eCTDmanager Suite
- GlobalSubmit REVIEW
- GlobalSubmit VALIDATE
- IBM Notes
- Image Solutions ISIPublisher
- Image Solutions eCTDXpress
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Lorenz DocuBridge
- Lorenz eValidator
- Lorenz labelBridge
- MasterControl software
- MedXView eCTDauditor
- MediRegs E-dition Compliance Monitor
- MediRegs Pharmaceutical Regulation Suite
- MediRegs Regulation and Reimbursement Suite
- MediRegs Risk Assessment Manager
- Octagon StartingPoint
- Octagon ViewPoint eCTD Complete
- Pilgrim Regulatory Submission
- Risk management software
- SAP EHS Management
- Samarind RMS
- Software development tools
- Statistical analysis software
- Take Solutions PharmaReady Document Management System
- Thomson Reuters Liquent CoreDossier Submission Accelerator for eCTD
- Thomson Reuters Liquent InSight Suite
- Total quality management TQM software
- Virtify eCTD
- Web browser software
- XML authoring software
Where it concentrates
BLS doesn't publish wages for Regulatory Affairs Managers separately. These are the figures for Managers, All Other (11-9199), its parent occupation.
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 42,010 | 3.35 | $170,980 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 13,740 | 3.03 | $217,280 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 530 | 2.83 | $122,930 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 830 | 2.58 | $93,100 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2,340 | 2.43 | $135,180 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1,670 | 2.32 | $88,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 21,550 | 2.27 | $210,080 |
| Corvallis, OR | 340 | 2.20 | Not available |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 24,490 | 2.12 | $130,340 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 680 | 2.05 | $102,130 |