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Clinical Research Coordinator: 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 research coordinators separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Natural Sciences Managers” (SOC 11-9121), which includes clinical research coordinators and other jobs; it is not a figure for clinical research coordinators 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 “Natural Sciences Managers” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$167,220
Hourly
$80.39
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Clinical Research Coordinators plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. The median pay is $167,220 a year ($80.39 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (60% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$167,220
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
108,690
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
60% of workers
Key facts

Clinical Research Coordinators at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Natural Sciences Managers” (which includes clinical research coordinators) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $167,220 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 research coordinators in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of clinical research coordinators in the United States to grow 8.2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 108,690 people were employed as clinical research coordinators 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 research coordinators do day to day

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

  1. Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
  2. Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
  3. Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
  4. Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
  5. Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
  6. Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
  7. Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
  8. Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all clinical research coordinator jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all natural sciences managers (SOC 11-9121), the broader occupation.

  1. Professional, scientific, and technical services46.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +14.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $207,580
  2. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals18.3% of all jobs in this occupation · -2.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $135,230
  3. Educational services; state, local, and private6.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $94,640
  4. Chemical manufacturing6.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +6.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $203,690
  5. Management of companies and enterprises4.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $214,450
  6. Hospitals; state, local, and private4.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $120,300

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.

Reading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreWritingcoreCoordinationSpeakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Administrative, Medicine and Dentistry.

Tools and technology

Software clinical research coordinators use

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

  • IBM SPSS StatisticsAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • SASAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • The MathWorks MATLABAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • Drug coding softwareCategorization or classification software
  • Electronic data capture EDC softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • InferMed MACRO Electronic Data CaptureAnalytical or scientific software
  • MinitabAnalytical or scientific software
  • Patient tracking softwareMedical software
  • Qualitative analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • StataCorp StataAnalytical or scientific software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareIn demand

Also called: Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Program Coordinator, Clinical Program Manager, Clinical Research Administrator, Clinical Research 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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