# Clinical Data Managers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/clinical-data-managers
- SOC code: 15-2051.02
- Career family: Computers and math
- Median annual pay: $120,230 (10th percentile $67,240, 90th percentile $199,130)
- Projected growth: Much faster than average, +34.6%
- Openings a year: 24,800
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Data scientists".

## Interest profile (code CIE)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 4 |
| Investigative (I) | 78 |
| Artistic (A) | 5 |
| Social (S) | 30 |
| Enterprising (E) | 38 |
| Conventional (C) | 93 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 93/100)
- Processing Information (importance 88/100)
- Getting Information (importance 88/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 86/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 80/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 79/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 79/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 76/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Coordination

## Knowledge

English Language, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Medicine and Dentistry, Administration and Management, Administrative, Biology, Education and Training, Law and Government

## Also called

Abstractor, Analyst, Application Analyst, Application Coordinator, Clinical Applications Director, Clinical Biostatistics Director, Clinical Data Abstractor, Clinical Data Analyst, Clinical Data Coordinator, Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Computer and Information Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1101) (CIP 1101, 1,547 colleges)
- [Mathematics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2701) (CIP 2701, 1,483 colleges)
- [Chemistry](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4005) (CIP 4005, 1,371 colleges)
- [Computer Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1107) (CIP 1107, 1,070 colleges)
- [Economics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4506) (CIP 4506, 925 colleges)
- [Computer Software and Media Applications](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1108) (CIP 1108, 701 colleges)
- [Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5213) (CIP 5213, 631 colleges)
- [Applied Mathematics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2703) (CIP 2703, 426 colleges)
- [Data Analytics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3071) (CIP 3071, 366 colleges)
- [Data Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3070) (CIP 3070, 323 colleges)
- [Statistics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2705) (CIP 2705, 290 colleges)
- [Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2611) (CIP 2611, 200 colleges)
- [Mathematics and Computer Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3008) (CIP 3008, 113 colleges)
- [Computational Science](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3030) (CIP 3030, 109 colleges)
- [Mathematics and Statistics, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2799) (CIP 2799, 59 colleges)
- Applied Statistics (CIP 2706, 39 colleges)
- Economics and Computer Science (CIP 3039, 11 colleges)
- Linguistics and Computer Science (CIP 3048, 4 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Duke University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/duke-university-837) | Mathematics | $130,467 | $297,029 | $13,875 |
| [Carnegie Mellon University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/carnegie-mellon-university-406) | Computer Science | $173,492 | $268,121 | $19,000 |
| [University of Pennsylvania UPENN](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-pennsylvania-upenn-3009) | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $143,850 | $241,380 | $11,000 |
| [Harvard University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/harvard-university-1157) | Statistics | not reported | $230,876 | not reported |
| [Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT](https://www.collegesref.com/college/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-mit-1615) | Computer Science | $171,815 | $225,141 | $10,000 |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Computer Science | $151,551 | $223,309 | $12,500 |
| [Princeton University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/princeton-university-2154) | Computer Science | $155,162 | $217,973 | not reported |
| [Pomona College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pomona-college-2139) | Computer Science | $100,072 | $217,051 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Clinical Research Coordinators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/clinical-research-coordinators): $167,220 median pay
- [Health Informatics Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/health-informatics-specialists): $105,850 median pay
- [Data Scientists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/data-scientists): $120,230 median pay
- [Social Science Research Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-science-research-assistants): $61,990 median pay
- [Bioinformatics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bioinformatics-technicians): $81,490 median pay
- [Statisticians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/statisticians): $105,650 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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