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 (2023)
Sample Job Titles:
Software Engineers
Systems Engineers
DevOps Engineers
Systems Administrators
Software Developers
Outlook in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2022) 8,386
Projected Annual Growth 0.6%
Average Entry Level Salary $83,300
Median Salary $127,500
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
866
Current Workforce
8,386
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Preferred Certifications
(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
Security Clearance
Secret Clearance
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
Certified Information Privacy Professional
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CompTIA Network+
Full Scope Polygraph (FSP Clearance)
SAP Certification
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
SQL (Programming Language)
Computer Science
Database Administration
Data Analysis
Python (Programming Language)
Extract Transform Load (ETL)
Agile Methodology
Data Modeling
Data Warehousing
Amazon Web Services
Source: Lightcast™ accessed August 10, 2022
Outlook in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2022) 3,131
Projected Annual Growth 1.1%
Average Entry Level Salary $72,900
Median Salary $125,700
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
4,023
Current Workforce
3,131
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Preferred Certifications
(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
Security Clearance
Secret Clearance
CompTIA Security+
Top Secret Clearance
Salesforce Certified Administrator
IAT Level II Certification
CompTIA Security+ CE
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CompTIA Network+
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
SQL (Programming Language)
Computer Science
Python (Programming Language)
Extract Transform Load (ETL)
Amazon Web Services
Data Analytics
Agile Methodology
Data Warehousing
Data Engineering
Data Modeling
Source: Lightcast™ accessed August 10, 2022
Outlook in the Richmond, VA MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Employment (Q1 2022) 3,800
Projected Annual Growth 0.4%
Average Entry Level Salary $59,600
Median Salary $95,900
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Supply-Demand Snapshot: Database Administrators and Architects (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
68,695
Current Workforce
8,598
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura, accessed August 20, 2022. Analysis conducted in August 2022 by Greater Washington Partnership. Data above represents job postings from the January 2021-December 2021.
Preferred Certifications
(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certification
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Certified Information Security Manager
Lean Six Sigma Certification
Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
Secret Clearance
Security Clearance
Master of Business Administration
Professional Engineer
Top 10 Skills Requested
(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)
