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Clinical Data Manager: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for clinical data managers separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Data Scientists” (SOC 15-2051), which includes clinical data managers and other jobs; it is not a figure for clinical data managers alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Data Scientists” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$120,230
Hourly
$57.80
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Clinical Data Managers apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends. The median pay is $120,230 a year ($57.80 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (85% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$120,230
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
262,440
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
85% of workers
Key facts

Clinical Data Managers at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Data Scientists” (which includes clinical data managers) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $120,230 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for clinical data managers in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of clinical data managers in the United States to grow 34.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 262,440 people were employed as clinical data managers in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What clinical data managers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
  2. Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
  3. Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
  4. Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
  5. Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
  6. Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
  7. Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data.
  8. Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all clinical data manager jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all data scientists (SOC 15-2051), the broader occupation.

  1. Professional, scientific, and technical services25.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +41.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $130,900
  2. Insurance carriers and related activities10.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +32.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $117,050
  3. Management of companies and enterprises9.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +30.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $135,910
  4. Credit intermediation and related activities6.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +33.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $133,370
  5. Administrative and support services5.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +28.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $111,230
  6. Educational services; state, local, and private4.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +28.9% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $95,530

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Critical ThinkingcoreReading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreSpeakingWritingActive LearningMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingMathematics

Knowledge areas: English Language, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Medicine and Dentistry.

Tools and technology

Software clinical data managers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Epic SystemsMedical softwareIn demand
  • Extensible markup language XMLEnterprise application integration softwareHot technology
  • IBM SPSS StatisticsAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • SASAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • Teradata DatabaseData base management system softwareHot technology
  • Allscripts healthcare automation softwareMedical software
  • AutocodersCategorization or classification software
  • Citrix cloud computing softwareAccess software
  • Drug coding softwareCategorization or classification software
  • Electronic data capture EDC softwareAnalytical or scientific software

Also called: Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director), Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager), Clinical Informatics Manager, Data Deliverables Manager, Data Management Manager.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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