Also called: SAS Programmer, Clinical Programmer
Writes the code that turns clinical trial data into the tables and charts sent to the FDA.
You write programs that clean patient data, double-check other programmers' results, and build reports for drug approval submissions.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in statistics, math, or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics.
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years). Growth is for mathematicians and statisticians combined.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now writes most table and chart code from specs; fewer programmers, mostly validating output.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2041.
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