Healthcare Practitioners
Clinical Data Managers
SOC 29-2099
Manage the collection, storage, and quality of clinical trial data.
The job
Median pay
$50k
$44k to $64k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.9% projected
Openings a year
12k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
7/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
44th pct
More exposed than 44% of occupations · modeled estimate · 33rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
56/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 26,540 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $60k |
| Texas | 15,370 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Pennsylvania | 13,200 | 2.2 | 1.9× | $47k |
| New York | 11,910 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Florida | 10,130 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Ohio | 8,590 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $48k |
| North Carolina | 6,640 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Georgia | 6,360 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Missouri | 5,900 | 2.0 | 1.7× | $46k |
| Michigan | 5,870 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $49k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,830 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $58k |
| Illinois | 4,620 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $50k |
| Virginia | 4,510 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Washington | 3,870 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Arizona | 3,690 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $56k |
| Massachusetts | 3,550 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Louisiana | 3,460 | 1.8 | 1.5× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 3,310 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $51k |
| South Carolina | 3,050 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Colorado | 2,470 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $59k |
| Indiana | 2,160 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Mississippi | 2,070 | 1.8 | 1.5× | $39k |
| Minnesota | 2,030 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $60k |
| Maryland | 1,980 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Oklahoma | 1,970 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Kentucky | 1,940 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Nevada | 1,790 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $50k |
| Oregon | 1,720 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Iowa | 1,600 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Utah | 1,590 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Washington DC | 1,380 | 2.0 | 1.7× | $56k |
| Connecticut | 1,240 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $51k |
| Alabama | 1,210 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $44k |
| Tennessee | 1,110 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $49k |
| Arkansas | 1,100 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $43k |
| Hawaii | 1,000 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Nebraska | 830 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Alaska | 810 | 2.5 | 2.1× | $54k |
| New Mexico | 800 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $44k |
| West Virginia | 760 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $52k |
| Kansas | 700 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $54k |
| Idaho | 650 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Maine | 550 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $61k |
| New Hampshire | 550 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Rhode Island | 530 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $58k |
| North Dakota | 500 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Vermont | 430 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Montana | 310 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $52k |
| South Dakota | 230 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $53k |
| Delaware | 110 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $79k |
| Wyoming | 90 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $81k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ12,400 jobs · $61k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9,940 jobs · $59k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,000 jobs · $49k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,400 jobs · $50k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,010 jobs · $50k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,630 jobs · $56k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,590 jobs · $54k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,540 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Clinical Data Managers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.