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Database Architects

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

Median salary

$135,980

Typical range

$82k – $210k

Job outlook

+9% (faster than average)

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Database Architects Intern

    Internship

    $40,815

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Database Architects

    Entry / Junior

    $81,630

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Database Architects

    Established

    $135,980

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Database Architects

    Senior

    $172,985

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Key skills

A typical day

  • •Develop and document database architectures.
  • •Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
  • •Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
  • •Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
  • •Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.

Fields of study

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