Clinical Research Coordinators build coordination, complex problem solving and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Clinical Data Managers (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Data Managers | 85% | $120,230Pay for the broader BLS group “Data Scientists” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Social Science Research Assistants | 84% | $61,990 | — | None |
| 3 | Health Education Specialists | 79% | $64,070 | — | None |
| 4 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | 77% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 5 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 76% | $78,000 | — | None |
| 6 | Patient Representatives | 75% | $50,290Pay for the broader BLS group “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Health Informatics Specialists | 75% | $105,850Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Systems Analysts” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 8 | Medical Records Specialists | 73% | $51,140 | — | None |
| 9 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 73% | $107,310 | — | Graduate degree |
| 10 | Insurance Underwriters | 73% | $81,370 | — | None |
Compared with Clinical Research Coordinators, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as clinical research coordinators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $120,230 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Operations Analysis · Equipment Selection
84% skill match · $61,990
Programming · Quality Control Analysis · Operation and Control
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
79% skill match · $64,070
Operations Analysis · Operation and Control · Social Perceptiveness
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Clinical Data Managers (85% skill match, median $120,230), Social Science Research Assistants (84% skill match, median $61,990) and Health Education Specialists (79% skill match, median $64,070), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than clinical research coordinators at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
21 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 4 usually need a graduate degree: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Informatics Specialists and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.