Clinical Data Entry Clerk
Impact: Indirect
Input and maintain patient data, clinical trial information, and medical records into databases with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring data integrity and compliance with healthcare regulations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 70% Solo, 30% Team
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Low
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $40,000
- Entry-level
- $30,000
- Senior
- $55,000
- Growth by 2033
- -2%
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Entry Software
- Medical Terminology
- Typing Speed
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Communication
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Data Entry Supervisor, Medical Records Specialist, Clinical Research Coordinator Assistant
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- High
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3/10
- Work-life balance
- 4/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate