Occupations/11-9121.01
Clinical Research Coordinators
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
67%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- Mostly routine
Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
- Mostly human
Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
- 02Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- 03Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
- 04Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- 05Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
- 06Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.10
- Degree of automation1.90
- Time sitting3.69
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations2.57
- Hands-on objects/tools2.19
- Outdoors / weather1.04
- Disease exposure3.35
- Decision freedom4.21
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Information Ordering3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics2.88
- Science3.00
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.38
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 96 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 14.1201 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr — 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 14.12 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 14.1201 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $59,417 2 yr $74,845 Bachelor's · CIP 14.12 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $51,160 2 yr $25,194 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $42,123 2 yr $35,060 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $9,600 | 82% | 48% | 1 yr $40,697 2 yr $39,729 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $39,729 2 yr $38,289 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr $38,878 2 yr $38,289 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $33,565 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $4,700 | 100% | 34% | 1 yr $37,770 2 yr $34,872 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $37,208 2 yr $26,817 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $36,117 2 yr $35,653 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $35,594 2 yr $32,391 Bachelor's · CIP 26.01 |