Database Administrators
SOC Code: 15-1242
Database Administratorss modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 79.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning.
AI-Proof Score: 79.8 — High
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Median Salary
$104,620
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Job Growth
-0.7%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Active Learning
- •Systems Evaluation
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Critical Thinking
- •Systems Analysis
- •Programming
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
- ✓Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
- ✓Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
- ✓Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
- ✓Test changes to database applications or systems.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation