Also called: Patient Recruitment Specialist
Finds and screens volunteers to join clinical trials.
Answers calls from people who saw an ad for a migraine study, asks screening questions, and books eligible people for a first visit.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school or associate; bachelor's helpful.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Health Science, Communications.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
High risk for 10 years. AI chat and EHR searches now screen and book volunteers; human recruiters shrink to small teams for hard cases.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to clinical research sites and recruitment firms for patient recruiter or call-center screener roles
Classes: Psychology, Speech, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1071.
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