As of June 2026, Clinical Research Coordinators has an AI-exposure score of 66/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Clinical Research Coordinators
More exposed than 82% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$167,220. About 8,500 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
- Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.
- Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
- Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.
- Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.
- Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
- Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.
- Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.
- Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
- Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
- Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
- Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
- Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.
- Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.
- Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.
- Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
- Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.
- Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (85%).
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