Database Architects
Computer and Mathematical · SOC 15-1243
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 15-1243 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 57.9%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 29/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $139,500
- H-1B offered wage $137,700; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +8.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 4,768
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,750 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 ~91.1% of this role but only ~57.9% 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
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.
Common titles: Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Officer, Database Analyst, Database Architect, Database Consultant
Representative Tasks
- •Develop and document database architectures.
- •Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
- •Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
- •Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
- •Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Create databases to store electronic data.
- •Document technical specifications or requirements.
- •Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
- •Develop procedures for data management.
- •Develop database parameters or specifications.
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 | 57.9% | 35.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $139,500 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 42/100 | N/A |