Database Administrators

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
57%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
56%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 174 votes)
Average: 56%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
8.2%
by year 2033
WAGES
$101,510
or $48.80 per hour
Volume
76,140
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
5.9/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

57% (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.

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

  • Originality

User poll

56% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 57% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Database Administrators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Database Administrators' job openings is expected to rise 8.2% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Database Administrators' was $101,510, or $49 per hour

'Database Administrators' were paid 111.2% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 76,140 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

Comments (3)

Paul Nelson (Moderate)
08 Sep 2025 14:17
Certain percentage of daily tasks "could" be replaced as companies move to the cloud.
Admin (Highly likely)
09 Jul 2024 05:59
As a database administrator, I often have to delete unnecessary files or add new ones. This is a job for machines.
Steve Scanlan (Uncertain)
14 May 2024 16:23
I think it's hard to say. Some things can be automated but in a crisis, is AI going to be able to restore a database and port across the lost information? Is AI going to build out a SQL server (talking about everything beyond installation, users, linked servers, backups, etc.)
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