Headline risk
63%
Very High RiskDatabase Administrator
This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.
Why this score
87% of tasks overlap with current AI
12% human advantage from judgment & presence
44% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
Component coverage and mapping quality
Workflow profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 104,620USD 76,100 to USD 132,850
Openings
3.8K-0.7% projected change
Median age
44.1148K employed
Occupation profile
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.
Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Task primitives
Matched task weight share: 91% · Effective coverage: 34%
Concentration: 18%
Wage context
Median annual
USD 104,620
Mean annual
USD 107,440
Hourly median: USD 50
Employment: 73,180 workers
10th percentile: USD 56,820
90th percentile: USD 160,890
Demand outlook
2024 employment
78.0K
2034 employment
77.5K
Openings: 3.8K
Projected change: -0.7%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: —
On-the-job training: None
Median wage in projections: USD 104,620
Overall employment of database administrators and architects is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Requirements and friction
Telework: 52.2% · Telework: 47.8% · Credentials: 18.4%
Narrative and skills
Database administrators and architects create or organize systems to store and secure data.
Many database administrators and architects work in firms that provide computer design services or in industries that have large databases, such educational institutions and insurance companies. Most database administrators and architects work full time.
Database administrators and architects typically need a bachelor’s degree in computer and information technology or a related field.
The median annual wage for database administrators was $104,620 in May 2024.
Overall employment of database administrators and architects is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Jobs: 144,900
Median pay: USD 123,100
Employment outlook: Overall employment of database administrators and architects is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Openings: 5,300
Tasks and tools
- 1. Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes. · AI use 89%
- 2. Test changes to database applications or systems. · AI use 0%
- 3. Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications. · AI use 98%
- 4. Provide technical support to junior staff or clients. · AI use 74%
- 5. Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases. · AI use 0%
- 6. Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database. · AI use 86%
Work context
- E-Mail: 4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled: 4.8/5
- Telephone Conversations: 4.6/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team: 4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions: 4.5/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate: 4.3/5
Tech density
6/6
6 hot · 6 in demand
Work pace
4.6/5
Average of the strongest work-context signals.
Worker profile
Median age: 44.1
Total employed: 148K · Under 25: 1% · 25 to 54: 74% · 55+: 26%
Support note
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.
Source vintage
O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Database administrators
15-1242 · 50% weight
Database administrator
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Database administrators
15-1242 · 30% weight
Database architect
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Computer network architects
15-1241 · 20% weight
Network, servers and computer systems administrator
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Methodology
Shared spine
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
Country layer
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
Published limitations
This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.