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	Median Wage (USD, 2023)	Projected Job Openings (2022-2032)	Projected Growth (2022-2032)
National Statistics	$108,020	20,800	36.00%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$108,020

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

20,800

Projected Job Openings (2022-2032)

36.00%

Projected Growth (2022-2032)

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

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Communicate project information to others.
Prepare data for analysis.
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
Develop procedures for data management.
Communicate project information to others.
Design software applications.
Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy.
Document operational procedures.
Prepare instruction manuals.
Collect archival data.
Train others in computer interface or software use.
Supervise information technology personnel.
Prepare analytical reports.
Evaluate data quality.
Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with regulations or standard operating procedures.
Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
Evaluate data quality.
Create databases to store electronic data.
Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
Analyze health-related data.
Evaluate data quality.
Prepare data for analysis.
Develop procedures for data management.
Develop procedures for data entry or processing.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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.
Develop technical specifications for data management programming and communicate needs to information technology staff.
Write work instruction manuals, data capture guidelines, or standard operating procedures.
Track the flow of work forms, including in-house data flow or electronic forms transfer.
Supervise the work of data management project staff.
Contribute to the compilation, organization, and production of protocols, clinical study reports, regulatory submissions, or other controlled documentation.
Read technical literature and participate in continuing education or professional associations to maintain awareness of current database technology and best practices.
Train staff on technical procedures or software program usage.
Develop or select specific software programs for various research scenarios.
Provide support and information to functional areas such as marketing, clinical monitoring, and medical affairs.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 28.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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