Overview

1. Automation Risk

2. User Poll

3. Growth

4. Wages

5. Volume

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Database Administrators

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

47%

risk level

POLLING

52%

Based on 71 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

8.1%

by 2031

WAGES

$99,890

or $48.02 hourly

VOLUME

80,520

as of 2022

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

5.9/10

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Analysis

Automation risk

47% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

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User poll

52% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's unclear if this occupation will be replaced. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 47% chance of automation.

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Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Database Administrators' job openings is expected to rise 8.1% by 2031

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Database Administrators' was $99,890, or $48.02 per hour

'Database Administrators' were paid 115.7% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 80,520 people employed as Database Administrators within the United States.

This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country.

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as Database Administrators.

Job description

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 Code: 15-1242.00

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