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Clinical Data Managers

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Clinical Data Managers separately. These are the figures for Data Scientists (15-2051), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$120,230
Employment, U.S.262,440
Median hourly wage$57.80
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$67,240$85,660$120,230$158,880$199,130
By state (50)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,740$103,1200.49
Alaska230$84,1100.43
Arizona4,560$107,2400.83
Arkansas530$109,3900.24
California39,310$141,5901.28
Colorado6,280$117,4001.29
Connecticut1,760$126,3400.61
Delaware770Not available0.94
District of Columbia2,680$126,4902.27
Florida10,240$115,8200.61
Georgia9,260$104,3401.12
Hawaii300$102,1300.29
Idaho1,350$89,3800.94
Illinois10,520$106,5601.02
Indiana3,580$91,4700.66
Iowa2,300$95,8300.87
Kansas490$98,1300.20
Kentucky1,540$91,7600.46
Louisiana1,300$78,7600.40
Maine1,210$90,8801.12
Maryland3,340$136,3700.72
Massachusetts9,420$131,7501.53
Michigan7,360$100,5900.99
Minnesota4,020$128,8000.81
Mississippi440$69,4900.23
Missouri4,730$97,0900.95
Montana220$100,4900.25
Nebraska1,980$98,2301.15
Nevada1,680$98,5400.64
New Hampshire1,100$100,6200.95
New Jersey6,430$135,2800.89
New Mexico560$95,8500.38
New York23,970$130,4601.47
North Carolina11,430$119,0901.37
North Dakota210$81,9000.29
Ohio6,100$102,6300.65
Oklahoma1,900$86,3100.66
Oregon2,140$125,9900.65
Pennsylvania13,810$106,8501.35
Rhode Island1,160$102,4401.37
South Carolina3,750$91,9900.96
South Dakota220$96,1500.29
Tennessee2,790$100,3300.50
Texas25,860$122,0901.09
Utah4,360$108,0901.49
Vermont200$127,0700.38
Virginia8,920$126,4301.29
Washington9,600$163,3501.60
West Virginia390$85,0900.33
Wisconsin4,370$106,6800.88

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.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Health Informatics Specialists50.967
2Social Science Research Assistants40.966
3Biostatisticians50.960
4Business Intelligence Analysts40.959
5Clinical Research Coordinators40.959
6Computer Systems Analysts40.958
7Regulatory Affairs Specialists40.957
8Database Administrators40.957
9Data Warehousing Specialists40.955
10Computer and Information Systems Managers40.954

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Clinical Data 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.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Social Science Research AssistantsScience1.130.966
Clinical Research CoordinatorsService Orientation1.130.959
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthScience2.250.954
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersQuality Control Analysis1.120.953
Information Security AnalystsOperations Monitoring1.120.950
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsNegotiation0.870.946
Web AdministratorsQuality Control Analysis0.880.943
Bioinformatics TechniciansScience1.130.942
Database ArchitectsTechnology Design1.620.941
Information Security EngineersOperations Monitoring1.120.940

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Clinical Data Managers, excluding software Clinical Data 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.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
StataCorp Stata13 of 2011.1x
Perl13 of 209.1x
Integrated development environment IDE software10 of 2017.1x
Tableau13 of 208.2x
Advanced business application programming ABAP9 of 2018.1x
R14 of 206.3x
Qlik Tech QlikView11 of 2010.4x
Oracle WebLogic Server9 of 2016.6x
Unified modeling language UML9 of 2016.6x
The MathWorks MATLAB14 of 205.8x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.25
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 4.25
SpeakingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 3.88
WritingEssential skill 3.75 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.62 4.12
Active LearningEssential skill 3.62 4.00
MathematicsEssential skill 3.50 3.88
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.38 3.50
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.38 3.38
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.12 3.50
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.75
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.88 3.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.75 3.38
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
ScienceEssential skill 2.38 2.25
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 1.38
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.10 4.35
Computers and Electronics 3.95 4.75
Customer and Personal Service 3.70 4.30
Mathematics 3.20 3.85
Medicine and Dentistry 3.05 2.75
Administration and Management 2.95 3.65
Education and Training 2.75 4.00
Administrative 2.75 3.70
Biology 2.75 2.90
Law and Government 2.55 2.15
Public Safety and Security 2.25 1.85
Engineering and Technology 2.20 2.20
Communications and Media 2.10 1.70
Design 2.05 2.10
Personnel and Human Resources 2.00 2.20
Psychology 2.00 1.65
Production and Processing 1.90 1.45
Telecommunications 1.90 1.00
Sociology and Anthropology 1.65 1.05
Sales and Marketing 1.55 1.25
Therapy and Counseling 1.55 0.95
Chemistry 1.50 0.95
Economics and Accounting 1.45 0.90
Mechanical 1.45 0.70
Building and Construction 1.35not rated
Transportation 1.35not rated
Geography 1.30 1.05
Foreign Language 1.30 0.55
Philosophy and Theology 1.20not rated
Physics 1.20not rated
History and Archeology 1.05not rated
Fine Arts 1.00not rated
Food Production 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Deductive Reasoning 4.12 4.25
Information Ordering 4.12 4.00
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.25
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.25
Oral Expression 4.00 4.12
Written Expression 3.88 4.12
Inductive Reasoning 3.88 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 3.88
Near Vision 3.88 3.62
Speech Clarity 3.75 3.38
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.38
Mathematical Reasoning 3.38 3.62
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.88
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.50
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.25
Number Facility 3.12 3.25
Originality 3.00 3.38
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 3.00
Speed of Closure 2.62 2.75
Memorization 2.62 2.62
Far Vision 2.38 2.50
Visualization 2.25 2.12
Time Sharing 2.25 1.75
Finger Dexterity 1.88 1.62
Auditory Attention 1.88 0.88
Hearing Sensitivity 1.75 1.00
Visual Color Discrimination 1.75 0.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 0.88
Trunk Strength 1.62 0.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.38 0.38
Depth Perception 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.38
Manual Dexterity 1.38 0.38
Control Precision 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • EpicCare Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software
  • Fortress Medical Clindex
  • InforSense InforSense
  • Invivo Data EPX ePRO Management System
  • KIKA Veracity
  • Medidata Rave Data Management
  • Merge Healthcare eTrials
  • OpenClinica
  • Oracle Clinical
  • Oracle Remote Data Capture
  • Oracle SQL Loader
  • PPD eLoader
  • Patient tracking software
  • PercipEnz Technologies OnCore-Clinical Research Management OnCore-CRM
  • Phase Forward Clintrial
  • Relational database management software
  • Relational database software
  • SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • SAS JMP
  • Sierra Scientific Software CRIS
  • StudyManager Sponsor Edition
  • SyMetric Sciences SyMetric
  • TOPAZ Enterprise Software Suite
  • ePharmaSolutions eMVR

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Clinical Data Managers separately. These are the figures for Data Scientists (15-2051), 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 areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Bloomington, IL5904.00$120,760
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,0603.16$185,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10,4602.61$170,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA8,3702.38$164,740
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC1,3202.28$106,500
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT2,9702.13$114,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC4,4201.93$132,460
Madison, WI1,2901.87Not available
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI2901.85$100,920
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA1,2401.82$103,030

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