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.
SOC: 15-1242.00
Common Job Titles
Database Administration ManagerDatabase Administrator (DBA)Database AnalystSystems Administrator (Systems Admin)
Wage Data According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Annual wage data for Database Administrators (2024)
Estimated Total Employment (U.S.)
73,180
Wage Distribution by Percentile
| Metric | U.S. |
|---|---|
| 10% of workers earn the following or less | $56,820 |
| 10% of workers earn the following or more | $160,890 |
| Workers on average earn | $107,440 |
+ indicates wage is at or above the BLS reporting cap ($239,200/year)
Skills & Requirements
Key competencies for this occupation, ranked by importance
- Computers and Electronics4.8/5
- English Language4.0/5
- Customer and Personal Service3.9/5
- Mathematics3.5/5
- Telecommunications3.5/5
Tools & Technology
Equipment and software commonly used in this occupation
In-Demand Technology
Frequently requested by employers in job postings
AJAXAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Simple Storage Service S3Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache CassandraApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache MavenApache SparkApache Subversion SVNApache TomcatApple macOSAtlassian ConfluenceAtlassian JIRAAutodesk RevitBashCC#C++Cascading style sheets CSSChefCisco WebexDjangoDockerDrupalESRI ArcGIS softwareEclipse IDEElasticsearchEpic SystemsExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGoGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AngularHibernate ORMHypertext markup language HTMLIBM DB2IBM SPSS StatisticsInformatica softwareJUnitJavaScriptJavaScript Object Notation JSONLinuxMarketo Marketing AutomationMicrosoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft ASP.NETMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Active Server Pages ASPMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerShellMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Integration Services SSISMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMicrosoft WordMongoDBMySQLNoSQLNode.jsOracle DatabaseOracle JavaOracle PL/SQLOracle PeopleSoftOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementOracle SQL DeveloperPHPPerlPostgreSQLPuppetPythonRRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat OpenShiftRubySAP softwareSASSalesforce softwareScalaSeleniumShell scriptSplunk EnterpriseSpring BootSpring FrameworkStructured query language SQLSwiftTableauTeradata DatabaseThe MathWorks MATLABTransact-SQLUNIXUNIX ShelljQuery
Technology Skills
ADO.NETASG Technologies ASG-ZekeAb InitioAccess management softwareAcronis Recovery ExpertAdobe DreamweaverAdvanced business application programming ABAPAmazon Data Pipeline
Tools & Equipment
Desktop computersHard disk drivesMainframe computersNotebook computersRedundant array of independent disks RAID systemsTape libraries