Database Administrators

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Database Administrator (DBA), Database Analyst, Database Coordinator, Information Systems Manager

What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
  • Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Communications

  • telecommunications
  • multimedia

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • figuring out how to use new ideas or things

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Abilities

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • order or arrange things

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Persistence

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base management system software

  • Amazon DynamoDB Hot Technology
  • Elasticsearch Hot Technology

Data base user interface and query software

  • Apache Hive Hot Technology In Demand
  • Blackboard software

Web platform development software

  • Google Angular Hot Technology
  • Spring Framework Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
professional degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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