Technology
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.
Median salary
$104,620
Typical range
$57k – $161k
Job outlook
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Plan a path to Database Administrators
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Database Administrators Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Database Administrators
Entry / Junior
$56,820
~2 yrs to advance
Database Administrators
Established
$104,620
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Database Administrators
Senior
$132,755
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Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Technology
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Carnegie Mellon University11% admit · $109,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
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