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Clinical Research Coordinators — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$167,220
United States, 2025
Employment
108,690
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.
- O*NET code
- 11-9121.01
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
- Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
- Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
- Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
- Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
- Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$79,710
25th percentile
$119,430
75th percentile
$221,540
90th percentile
$316,850
Most important skills
- Writing4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Coordination3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Management of Personnel Resources3.5
- Time Management3.5
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Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Science | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Clinical Research CoordinatorsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | $291,000 | 9,570 | 2025 |
| MA | $267,290 | 10,590 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $263,810 | 1,160 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $225,230 | 5,530 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $220,120 | 100 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | $217,480 | 300 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $215,860 | 110 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $212,600 | 490 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | $212,130 | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $210,670 | 350 | 2025 |
| CT | $210,670 | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $210,340 | 310 | 2025 |
| CA | $210,230 | 14,950 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $207,200 | 2,890 | 2025 |
| NJ | $207,030 | 10,040 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $204,250 | 220 | 2025 |
| Bay City, MI | $204,120 | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $203,150 | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $202,380 | 80 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $196,930 | 220 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.