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Clinical Data Managers in Virginia

Want to work as a Clinical Data Managers in Virginia? Below are the key facts. Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports. Excludes “Statisticians” (15-2041), “Cartographers and Photogrammetrists” (17-1021), and “Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars” (29-9021).

$126,070 Median Annual Wage (Virginia)

$99,475 National Median Annual Wage

6,200 Virginia Employment

Considerable Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

What do Clinical Data Managers Make in Virginia?

For clinical data managers working in Virginia, the typical annual salary is $126,070 per year (or roughly $60.61/hour).Earnings range from $78,570 at the 10th percentile to $197,430 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$78,570	$37.78
25th percentile	$94,630	$45.49
Median (50th)	$126,070	$60.61
75th percentile	$165,370	$79.51
90th percentile	$197,430	$94.92

Salary ranges for Clinical Data Managers in Virginia

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Virginia compared to the national average — is 1.01.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, clinical data managers earn a median of $99,475 per year ($47.82/hour), higher than the Virginia median.

Clinical Data Managers earnings in Virginia vs. the national average

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 303,432 clinical data managers in the U.S.. In Virginia alone, approximately 6,200 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 2,550 clinical data managers.

Clinical Data Managers in Virginia vs. the average state

Forecasted number of jobs for Clinical Data Managers

Top Virginia Metros for Clinical Data Managers

The largest metro-area employers of clinical data managers in Virginia.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Richmond, VA	880	$117,020
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	610	$106,850
Charlottesville, VA	100	$105,660
Roanoke, VA	70	$94,960
Lynchburg, VA	60	$108,980
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50	$86,240

Top States for Clinical Data Managers Employment

View the states that employ the most clinical data managers work.

State	Number Employed
California	36,850
Texas	23,420
New York	20,070
Pennsylvania	10,430
North Carolina	10,140
Massachusetts	9,990
Florida	9,480
Washington	7,930
Georgia	7,730
Illinois	7,390
Colorado	6,750
Michigan	6,450
Virginia	6,200
New Jersey	5,860
Ohio	5,510
Utah	4,830
Missouri	4,350
Arizona	4,080
Wisconsin	3,640
District of Columbia	3,580

Highest-Paying States for Clinical Data Managers

The highest-paying states for clinical data managers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$158,760
District of Columbia	$137,120
California	$136,800
Massachusetts	$132,250
New Jersey	$130,370
Virginia	$126,070
New York	$125,400
Maryland	$124,340
Hawaii	$123,880
Vermont	$120,670

Skills

The most important clinical data managers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Critical Thinking 4.0 / 5

Active Listening 3.9 / 5

Reading Comprehension 3.9 / 5

Speaking 3.9 / 5

Writing 3.8 / 5

Active Learning 3.6 / 5

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

English Language 4.1 / 5

Computers and Electronics 4.0 / 5

Customer and Personal Service 3.7 / 5

Mathematics 3.2 / 5

Medicine and Dentistry 3.0 / 5

Administration and Management 3.0 / 5

Abilities

Key abilities for clinical data managers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Deductive Reasoning 4.1 / 5

Information Ordering 4.1 / 5

Oral Comprehension 4.0 / 5

Oral Expression 4.0 / 5

Written Comprehension 4.0 / 5

Inductive Reasoning 3.9 / 5

Daily Tasks

Clinical Data Managers typically:

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.

Work Activities

Working with Computers
Processing Information
Getting Information
Documenting/Recording Information
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Analyzing Data or Information
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Communicating with People Outside the Organization

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: C#, C++, Epic Systems In-demand technologies: Epic Systems

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

Computer Science
Computer Information Systems
Computer Software Applications
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Statistics
Applied Statistics
Other Statistics
Management Sciences & Methods
Data Analytics
Data Science
Computational Science
Mathematics & Computer Science
Economics and Computer Science
Linguistics and Computer Science
Economics
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
Chemistry

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Abstractor, Analyst, Application Analyst, Application Coordinator, Clinical Applications Director, Clinical Biostatistics Director, Clinical Data Abstractor, Clinical Data Analyst, Clinical Data Coordinator, Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director), Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager), Clinical Data Manager, Clinical Informatics Manager, Clinical Statistics Manager, Clinical Trials Data Coordinator.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 15-2051.02

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