AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure42 / 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 automation42
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks62
$139,500Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+9.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill 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
Judgment and Decision Making
63
72
Active Listening
63
63
Speaking
63
63
Monitoring
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Active Learning
62
56
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
53
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
69
Systems Evaluation
56
56
Service Orientation
56
50
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
50
Negotiation
52
41
Science
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
53
Installation
48
16
Technology Design
47
50
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Troubleshooting
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
3
Operations Monitoring
46
28
Repairing
46
3
Programming
45
60
Operation and Control
43
19

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.

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Writing, Monitoring

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$213,990
10-yr growth
+3.2%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Monitoring, Coordination

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$232,140
10-yr growth
+8.3%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning, Active Listening

#6Financial ManagersManagement
72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, Writing, Monitoring

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Database Architects 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.