Database Administrators
Computer and Mathematical · SOC 15-1242
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 15-1242 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 33.2%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 29/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $104,620
- H-1B offered wage $111,400; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -0.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 6,991
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,426 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~93.5% of this role but only ~33.2% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Database Administration Manager, Database Administrator (DBA), Database Analyst, Database Coordinator, Database Engineer, Database Manager
Representative Tasks
- •Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
- •Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
- •Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
- •Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
- •Test changes to database applications or systems.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Create databases to store electronic data.
- •Update computer database information.
- •Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
- •Develop computer or information security policies or procedures.
- •Install computer software.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 33.1% | 35.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $104,620 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 67/100 | N/A |