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Database Architects

What do they do?

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.

Also known as:

Big Data Architect, Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Officer, Database Analyst, Database Architect, Database Consultant, Database Developer, Database Programmer, Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Data Architect, Information Architect, Solutions Architect

Typical Wages

Projected Growth Rate

Employment of Database Architects is projected to show little or no change from 2022 to 2032.

Projected Employment in OH

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  • 0.7%

    Change

    Ranks #32 in job growth rate
    80

    Job Openings

    Ranks #17 in net job growth

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Education Level

Percent of workers in this field with these degrees:

  • Bachelor's degree  (45%)
  • Master's degree  (26%)
  • Some college, no degree  (12%)
  • High school diploma equivalent  (7%)
  • Associate's degree  (7%)
  • Doctorate or Professional Degree  (2%)
  • Less than high school diploma  (1%)

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People in this career often have these skills:

  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.

People in this career often know a lot about:

  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  • Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
  • Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

People in this career often do these 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.
  • Design computer modeling or simulation programs.
  • Develop models of information or communications systems.
  • Develop database parameters or specifications.
  • Develop guidelines for system implementation.
  • Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology.
  • Document design or development procedures.
  • Communicate project information to others.
  • Coordinate project activities with other personnel or departments.
  • Analyze market or customer related data.
  • Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
  • Assess database performance.
  • Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
  • Install computer software.
  • Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
  • Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware.
  • Modify software programs to improve performance.
  • Resolve computer software problems.
  • Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects.
  • Write computer programming code.
  • Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.
  • Train others in computer interface or software use.

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O*NET OnLine Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA

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