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Also called administrator, cyber database administrator, data administrator and data security administrator.
$104,620
Median pay a year
69,990
People do this work
6
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Database Administrator
Summary
Database administrator administering and implementing computer databases, coordinating changes, and resolving performance issues while ensuring security measures are in place to protect data integrity
Experience
Database Administrator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Modified existing databases and database management systems or directed programmers and analysts to make changes
Planned, coordinated, and implemented security measures to safeguard information in computer files against unauthorized access
Planned and installed upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance
Specified users and user access levels for each segment of the database
Tested changes to database applications or systems and corrected errors as needed
Provided technical support to junior staff and clients, training users and answering questions
Reviewed procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to the database
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Modified existing databases and management systemsPlanned and implemented security measures for dataInstalled upgrades of database management softwareSpecified user access levels for database segmentsTested changes to database applications and systemsProvided technical support to junior staff and clients
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Modified existing databases and management systems to improve functionality and performance
Installed upgrades of database management software to enhance system capabilities
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Show what improved after you modified the databases
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Improved existing databases and management systems, making user access faster and more efficient
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User access became faster and more efficientData retrieval times decreased significantlySystem errors were reduced after modifications
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Mention what benefits came from the software upgrades
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Installed upgrades of database management software to enhance system capabilities
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Improved data processing speed and reliabilityEnhanced security features were addedUser satisfaction increased with new features
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Assessing database performance
Developing database specifications
Creating databases
Implementing computer security measures
Updating database information
Testing computer operations
Evaluating software or hardware utility
Analyzing market data
Analyzing data
Modifying software programs
Developing detailed project plans
Writing computer programming code
The work itself
What a Database Administrator does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Database Administrator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$79,610
Median
$104,620
75th percentile
$135,460
About 69,990 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$82,510
$108,810
$121,260
AL
$74,230
$93,900
$119,170
AR
$71,650
$82,480
$108,420
AZ
$77,250
$104,280
$130,160
CA
$83,720
$113,060
$154,360
CO
$80,830
$118,340
$145,600
CT
$82,600
$108,270
$147,380
DC
$88,570
$118,540
$136,800
DE
$80,940
$100,910
$131,460
FL
$74,090
$104,120
$136,240
GA
$77,260
$106,810
$136,450
HI
$71,000
$85,500
$127,310
IA
$76,130
$101,210
$125,630
ID
$64,630
$85,660
$113,910
IL
$74,390
$104,650
$133,710
IN
$76,810
$90,090
$117,600
KS
$77,440
$100,170
$135,430
KY
$62,220
$87,390
$117,390
LA
$60,740
$98,270
$127,460
MA
$93,280
$129,300
$158,010
MD
$101,060
$124,300
$151,050
ME
$59,340
$70,500
$99,400
MI
$75,740
$99,830
$128,020
MN
$71,220
$100,700
$131,570
MO
$73,500
$100,270
$130,950
MS
$65,110
$87,790
$101,930
MT
$80,470
$83,120
$92,610
NC
$82,120
$113,900
$138,900
ND
$63,260
$78,730
$96,120
NE
$76,920
$100,020
$127,230
NH
$71,050
$92,110
$115,780
NJ
$94,020
$125,860
$159,880
NM
$80,530
$98,450
$117,770
NV
$86,990
$109,670
$133,490
NY
$78,610
$105,900
$141,570
OH
$71,100
$97,190
$127,190
OK
$65,620
$95,320
$126,990
OR
$77,210
$100,260
$123,070
PA
$76,990
$100,110
$130,930
PR
$41,590
$51,880
$73,960
RI
$77,710
$106,020
$129,190
SC
$72,910
$93,640
$122,570
SD
$74,980
$82,540
$98,690
TN
$74,570
$115,500
$135,720
TX
$86,410
$114,400
$138,480
UT
$100,860
$135,750
$135,750
VA
$88,610
$93,320
$125,110
VT
$85,350
$104,230
$121,660
WA
$97,330
$118,140
$145,800
WI
$80,110
$100,020
$129,380
WV
$53,250
$73,490
$98,430
WY
$64,000
$82,480
$106,500
Other names
Other names for this job
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More names for this work
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From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
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