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.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• bachelor's degree

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics
• product and service development

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Business

• customer service
• management

Communications

• telecommunications

Basic Skills

• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Persistence
• Cooperation
• Dependability
• Analytical Thinking

Verbal

• listen and understand what people say
• read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

• use rules to solve problems
• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Visual Understanding

• see hidden patterns