# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 15-1243.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Database Analyst
- Database Developer
- Database Programmer
- Information Architect
- Data Architect
- Data Engineer
- Data Officer
- Database Architect
- Database Consultant
- Enterprise Architect
- ADP Planner (Automatic Data Processing Planner)
- Big Data Architect

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop and document database architectures. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.f |
| Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.f |
| Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.f |
| Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together, such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Create and enforce database development standards. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Develop data model describing data elements and their use, following procedures and using pen, template or computer software. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.d |
| Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.f |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Provide technical support for software maintenance or use. | 4.A.4.b.6.d |
| Develop database parameters or specifications. | 4.A.2.b.2.f |
| Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies. | 4.A.2.a.1.g |
| Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware. | 4.A.4.b.6.d |
| Create databases to store electronic data. | 4.A.2.b.2.f |
| Install computer software. | 4.A.3.b.1.c |
| Resolve computer software problems. | 4.A.3.b.1.d |
| Document design or development procedures. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Communicate project information to others. | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Develop procedures for data management. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information. | 4.A.3.b.1.b |
| Design computer modeling or simulation programs. | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Develop models of information or communications systems. | 4.A.3.b.2.d |
| Assess database performance. | 4.A.2.a.1.g |
| Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology. | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details. | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Document technical specifications or requirements. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Develop guidelines for system implementation. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Analyze market or customer related data. | 4.A.2.a.4.b |
| Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. | 4.A.2.a.4.d |
| Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects. | 4.A.1.b.3.b |
| Modify software programs to improve performance. | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Train others in computer interface or software use. | 4.A.4.b.3.e |
| Coordinate project activities with other personnel or departments. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Write computer programming code. | 4.A.3.b.1.a |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 4.3 |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 3.95 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.75 |
| Design | knowledge | 3.71 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.67 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.62 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.62 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Programming | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.25 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.14 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Operations Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Number Facility | ability | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Technology Design | transferable_skill | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Apache Spark | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Kafka | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Unix Shell | Specialized Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Transact-SQL | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Spring Framework | Specialized Skill |
| Spring Boot | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Shell Script | Specialized Skill |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Specialized Skill |
| PostgreSQL | Specialized Skill |
| Oracle SQL Developer | Specialized Skill |
| Node.js | Specialized Skill |
| NoSQL | Specialized Skill |
| MySQL | Specialized Skill |
| MongoDB | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | yes |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software | yes | yes |
| Apache Spark | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Power BI | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| Snowflake | Data mining software | yes | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | yes |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| AJAX | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation | Cloud-based management software | yes | no |
| Ansible software | Expert system software | yes | no |
| Apache Airflow | Procedure management software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hive | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software | yes | no |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Atlassian Confluence | Project management software | yes | no |
| Atlassian JIRA | Content workflow software | yes | no |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes | no |
| C | Development environment software | yes | no |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Chef | Configuration management software | yes | no |
| Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software | yes | no |
| Django | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Docker | Application server software | yes | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.95 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.81 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.43 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.29 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.19 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.19 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.19 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.15 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.1 |
| Contact With Others | 3.81 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.81 |
| Level of Competition | 3.81 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.67 |
| Time Pressure | 3.62 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.48 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.33 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.24 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.14 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.14 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.9 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.71 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.67 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.52 |
| Public Speaking | 2.43 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.38 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.33 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.24 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 1.9 |
| Spend Time Standing | 1.9 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.76 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.33 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.33 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.24 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.19 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.14 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.14 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.1 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.1 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.1 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.05 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 76.19 |
| Master's Degree | 14.29 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 4.76 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 4.76 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 6.63 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 6.12 |
| Dependability | work_style | 6 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 5.63 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 5 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 4.02 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 4 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 3 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 2.79 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 2.68 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.63 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 2.17 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 2.16 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 2.11 |
| Innovation | work_style | 2.03 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 2 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15-1242.00 | role-15-1242-00 | Database Administrators | Primary-Short |
| 15-1243.01 | role-15-1243-01 | Data Warehousing Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 15-1252.00 | role-15-1252-00 | Software Developers | Primary-Short |
| 15-1211.00 | role-15-1211-00 | Computer Systems Analysts | Primary-Short |
| 15-1299.08 | role-15-1299-08 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Primary-Short |
| 15-1299.07 | role-15-1299-07 | Blockchain Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 15-2051.00 | role-15-2051-00 | Data Scientists | Primary-Long |
| 15-1253.00 | role-15-1253-00 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Primary-Long |
| 15-1244.00 | role-15-1244-00 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Primary-Long |
| 15-1241.00 | role-15-1241-00 | Computer Network Architects | Primary-Long |
| 15-1251.00 | role-15-1251-00 | Computer Programmers | Supplemental |
| 15-1255.00 | role-15-1255-00 | Web and Digital Interface Designers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Digital Technology | digital-technology |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | computer-and-information-sciences-and-support-services |
| Engineering | engineering |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | multi-interdisciplinary-studies |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 135980
- **Mean Wage:** 142620
- **Pct10Wage:** 81630
- **Pct25Wage:** 107900
- **Pct75Wage:** 169480
- **Pct90Wage:** 209990
- **Employment:** 64770
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 24380 | 138610 | 5.39 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 9580 | 138540 | 3.66 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 8510 | 151460 | 6.97 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6710 | 134330 | 5.69 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 3560 | 136890 | 0.94 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 2900 | 129820 | 1.14 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 2020 | 140630 | 1.81 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 2020 | 123410 | 0.21 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 1900 | 129460 | 0.35 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 1660 | 132860 | 8.8 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 1480 | 108410 | 0.26 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 730 | 127520 | 1.5 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 1660 | 8.8 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 8510 | 6.97 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6710 | 5.69 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 24380 | 5.39 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 9580 | 3.66 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 2020 | 1.81 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 730 | 1.5 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 320 | 1.31 |
- **Count:** 28

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 93
- **Percentile:** 98
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 91 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 2

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.31196565455544734 | 91 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.7560975609756098
- **Beta:** 0.8780487804878049
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications. | 0.34520087589201714 | 3.6 |
| Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements. | 0.2809058005250422 | 4.48 |
| Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure. | 0.08134456819591716 | 4.1 |
| Demonstrate database technical functionality, such as performance, security and reliability. | 0.05854343923191007 | 3.76 |
| Develop and document database architectures. | 0.056591991257513075 | 4.52 |
| Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance. | 0.04837536820742043 | 3.67 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 8.7
- **Growth Percentile:** 90
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 4
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 43
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 66.9
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 72.7

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 25
- **Skills:** 135
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 322
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** a0f58503600f79cb