AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure40 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation41
Freedom to set tasks81
Repeating the same tasks60
$104,620Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-0.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
61Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
72
Active Listening
63
69
Judgment and Decision Making
63
69
Speaking
63
60
Monitoring
63
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Active Learning
62
63
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
47
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
56
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
50
Instructing
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
53
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Service Orientation
56
47
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
50
Science
52
25
Negotiation
52
25
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
53
Installation
48
9
Troubleshooting
47
38
Quality Control Analysis
47
38
Technology Design
47
35
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
44
Repairing
46
3
Programming
45
60
Operation and Control
43
13

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Writing, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Speaking, Service Orientation

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Negotiation, Speaking, Persuasion, Writing

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$139,500
10-yr growth
+9.4%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Technology Design, Reading Comprehension, Speaking

#6Computer Hardware EngineersArchitecture & Engineering
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$161,740
10-yr growth
+9.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Speaking, Operations Analysis, Systems Analysis

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Database Administrators could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.