Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
Plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance and reliability.
Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes.
Source: O*NET (2021)
Sample Job Titles:
Database Administrator
Database Analyst
Data Officer
Database Developer
System Engineer
Source: O*NET (2021)
Outlook in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 1,548
Projected Annual Growth 0.6%
Average Entry Level Salary $50,400
Median Salary $89,800
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
2,459
Current Workforce
1,548
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
SQL
Database Administration
Teradata DBA
Oracle
SQL Server
Database Design
Database Management
Python
Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL)
Data Warehousing
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
Outlook in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 5,548
Projected Annual Growth 1.1%
Average Entry Level Salary $67,800
Median Salary $115,900
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
9,959
Current Workforce
5,548
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Security Clearance (24%)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
SQL
Python
Database Administration
Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL)
Oracle
Teradata DBA
Linux
Big Data
Data Warehousing
Java
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
Outlook in the Richmond, VA MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2021) 902
Projected Annual Growth 0.9%
Average Entry Level Salary $62,100
Median Salary $101,100
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
1,761
Current Workforce
902
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool. Analysis conducted in October 2021 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the past 12 months (January 2020 - December 2020).
Preferred Certifications
(requested in at least 10% of entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
SQL
Python
Big Data
Scala
Apache Kafka
Java
Pipeline (Computing)
Data Warehousing
NoSQL
Apache Webserver
Source: Greater Washington Partnership Analysis of Burning Glass data, Q1 2021
