Occupations · Computer and Mathematical

Clinical Data Managers

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

O*NET 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 15-2051.02

What people in this job actually do

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Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data entry, to resolve identified problems.
Develop project-specific data management plans that address areas such as coding, reporting, or transfer of data, database locks, and work flow processes.
Monitor work productivity or quality to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
Prepare appropriate formatting to data sets as requested.
Design forms for receiving, processing, or tracking data.
Prepare data analysis listings and activity, performance, or progress reports.
Confer with end users to define or implement clinical system requirements such as data release formats, delivery schedules, and testing protocols.
Perform quality control audits to ensure accuracy, completeness, or proper usage of clinical systems and data.
Analyze clinical data using appropriate statistical tools.
Evaluate processes and technologies, and suggest revisions to increase productivity and efficiency.

O*NET 30.3 task ratings, importance scale

Skills that matter most

Importance, rated 1 to 5.

Critical Thinking4.0

Speaking3.9

Active Listening3.9

Reading Comprehension3.9

Writing3.8

Active Learning3.6

Monitoring3.6

Mathematics3.5

Learning Strategies2.9

Science2.4

O*NET 30.3 skills, importance scale

Software and tools

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C#●C++●Epic Systems●Extensible markup language XML●Go●IBM SPSS Statistics●MEDITECH software●Microsoft Access●Microsoft Excel●Microsoft Office software●Microsoft PowerPoint●Microsoft Project●Microsoft SQL Server●Microsoft SharePoint●Microsoft Visio●Microsoft Visual Basic●Microsoft Word●Oracle Java●SAS●Structured query language SQL●Teradata Database●5AM Glassbox Translational ResearchAllscripts healthcare automation softwareAutocodersCitrix cloud computing softwareClearTrialClinical trial management softwareDZS Software Solutions ClinPlus

O*NET 30.3 software skills · hot-technology flag

What this work is actually like

Conditions rated against the average across all occupations — only what makes this job different is listed.

4 / 5Considerable preparation — a four-year degree plus several years in the field.

O*NET 30.3 Job Zones

Working conditions that stand out

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets−2.0 below average

Spend Time Sitting+1.7 above average

Health and Safety of Other Workers−1.7 below average

Spend Time Standing−1.7 below average

Exposed to Contaminants−1.6 below average

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions−1.3 below average

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled−1.3 below average

O*NET 30.3 work context, frequency scale · observed 2016-07

How people actually get in

Share of workers by the education they hold.

Bachelor's Degree85%

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.5%

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)5%

Master's Degree5%

O*NET 30.2 education, training and experience · observed 2016-07

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Conventional6.6

Investigative5.7

Enterprising3.3

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

What you take with you

Skills rated for how well they transfer into other occupations.

Complex Problem Solving3.5

Time Management3.4

Coordination3.4

Judgment and Decision Making3.2

Programming3.2

Systems Analysis3.2

Systems Evaluation3.1

Social Perceptiveness3.1

O*NET 30.3 transferable skills, importance scale

Knowledge the work draws on

English LanguageComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsMedicine and DentistryAdministration and Management

Abilities it leans on

Deductive ReasoningInformation OrderingOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear Vision

O*NET 30.3 abilities and knowledge, importance scale

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AnalystAbstractorData CoordinatorApplication AnalystClinical Data AnalystClinical Data ManagerData Management ManagerApplication CoordinatorInpatient Orders AnalystClinical Data AbstractorData Deliverables ManagerClinical Data CoordinatorHealth Informatics AnalystClinical Statistics Manager

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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What changed since 2020

Comparing O*NET release 25.1 (2020-11-01) with 30.3 (2026-05-01). Signs, not colour alone, carry the meaning. 1 entries that were only relabelled between releases are left out.

Now listed 6

+Citrix cloud computing software+Microsoft SharePoint+Structured query language SQL+Allscripts healthcare automation software+EpicCare Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software+Medidata Rave Data Management

No longer listed 4

−Citrix−Project management software−Word processing software−Allscripts

Diff across the O*NET releases held here in full since October 2015, following occupations through merges and retirements. O*NET re-surveys occupations on a rolling cycle, so “no change” can also mean “not re-surveyed”.

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AnalystAbstractorData CoordinatorApplication AnalystClinical Data ManagerClinical Data AnalystData Management ManagerApplication CoordinatorInpatient Orders AnalystClinical Data AbstractorClinical Data CoordinatorData Deliverables Manager

O*NET 30.3 alternative titles

The same work in Europe

ESCO occupation	ISCO	Match
clinical informatics manager	1342.1	close
medical records manager	3252.2	close

Official ESCO ↔ O*NET crosswalk (ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA)

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