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Database Administrators
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
79%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
27%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
70%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
- Task
Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
- Task
Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
- 02Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
- 03Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
- 04Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
- 05Test changes to database applications or systems.
- 06Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.39
- Degree of automation2.63
- Time sitting4.33
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.44
- Hands-on objects/tools2.66
- Outdoors / weather1.12
- Disease exposure1.05
- Decision freedom4.49
Top abilities
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Information Ordering3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Near Vision3.62
- Oral Expression3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.75
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.38
- Mathematics3.00
- Science2.00
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 71 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $109,429 2 yr $110,878 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $109,392 2 yr $120,462 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.1003 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $106,069 2 yr $97,367 Master's · CIP 11.10 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 11.0802 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $104,331 2 yr $103,078 Master's · CIP 11.08 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr $100,127 Master's · CIP 11.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $101,903 2 yr $94,281 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $88,731 2 yr $91,152 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $11,700 | 31% | 88% | 1 yr $87,663 2 yr $79,558 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $86,867 2 yr — Master's · CIP 11.01 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $84,021 2 yr $88,527 Master's · CIP 11.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $81,158 2 yr $79,957 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.0101 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $78,244 2 yr $77,024 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |