15-1061.

00 - Database Administrators
Coordinate changes to computer databases, test and implement the database applying
knowledge o database management systems. !ay plan, coordinate, and implement
security measures to saeguard computer databases.
Sample of reported job titles: Database Administrator "D#A$, Database Analyst, Database
Coordinator, Database %rogrammer, %rogrammer Analyst, &ystems !anager
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'asks ( 'ools ) 'echnology ( *nowledge ( &kills ( Abilities ( +ork Acti,ities ( +ork Conte-t ( .ob /one
( 0nterests ( +ork &tyles ( +ork 1alues ( 2elated 3ccupations ( +ages ) 4mployment ( Additional
0normation
Tasks
De,elop standards and guidelines to guide the use and ac5uisition o sotware and to
protect ,ulnerable inormation.
!odiy e-isting databases and database management systems or direct
programmers and analysts to make changes.
'est programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modiications.
%lan, coordinate and implement security measures to saeguard inormation in
computer iles against accidental or unauthori6ed damage, modiication or disclosure.
Appro,e, schedule, plan, and super,ise the installation and testing o new products
and impro,ements to computer systems such as the installation o new databases.
'rain users and answer 5uestions.
4stablish and calculate optimum ,alues or database parameters, using manuals and
calculator.
&peciy users and user access le,els or each segment o database.
De,elop data model describing data elements and how they are used, ollowing
procedures and using pen, template or computer sotware.
De,elop methods or integrating dierent products so they work properly together
such as customi6ing commercial databases to it speciic needs.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation7
Desktop computers
Hard disk arrays 8 2edundant array o independent disks 2A0D systems
Hard disk dries 8 9ard disks
!otebook computers
Tape arrays 8 'ape libraries
Technology used in this occupation7
"ackup or archial software 8 Acronis 2eco,ery 4-pert: #ackup and archi,al sotware:
&ystems and data disaster reco,ery sotware: 1420'A& ;et#ackup
Data base management system software 8 Database management sotware: !icrosot
&<= &er,er: <uest Central: &ybase 2eplication &er,er
Deelopment enironment software 8 C: !icrosot 1isual #asic: %rolog: 2estructured
e-tended e-ecutor 24>>
#etadata management software 8 All?usion 42win Data !odeler: Data modeling
sotware: 0#! 2ational Data Architect: 1isual %aradigm D# 1isual A2C90'4C'
$bject or component oriented deelopment software 8 !icrosot 1isual C@ .;4':
%ractical e-traction and reporting language %erl: &un !icrosystems .a,a: &ybase
%ower#uilder
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%nowledge
Computers and &lectronics 8 *nowledge o circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic
e5uipment, and computer hardware and sotware, including applications and programming.
#athematics 8 *nowledge o arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their
applications.
'dministration and #anagement 8 *nowledge o business and management principles
in,ol,ed in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership
techni5ue, production methods, and coordination o people and resources.
Customer and (ersonal Serice 8 *nowledge o principles and processes or pro,iding
customer and personal ser,ices. 'his includes customer needs assessment, meeting 5uality
standards or ser,ices, and e,aluation o customer satisaction.
&ducation and Training 8 *nowledge o principles and methods or curriculum and training
design, teaching and instruction or indi,iduals and groups, and the measurement o training
eects.
&nglish )anguage 8 *nowledge o the structure and content o the 4nglish language
including the meaning and spelling o words, rules o composition, and grammar.
&conomics and 'ccounting 8 *nowledge o economic and accounting principles and
practices, the inancial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting o inancial data.
Clerical 8 *nowledge o administrati,e and clerical procedures and systems such as word
processing, managing iles and records, stenography and transcription, designing orms, and
other oice procedures and terminology.
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Skills
'ctie )earning 8 Anderstanding the implications o new inormation or both current and
uture problem-sol,ing and decision-making.
Troubleshooting 8 Determining causes o operating errors and deciding what to do about
it.
Critical Thinking 8 Asing logic and reasoning to identiy the strengths and weaknesses o
alternati,e solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Coordination 8 AdBusting actions in relation to othersC actions.
'ctie )istening 8 Di,ing ull attention to what other people are saying, taking time to
understand the points being made, asking 5uestions as appropriate, and not interrupting at
inappropriate times.
*eading Comprehension 8 Anderstanding written sentences and paragraphs in work
related documents.
Comple+ (roblem Soling 8 0dentiying comple- problems and re,iewing related
inormation to de,elop and e,aluate options and implement solutions.
Time #anagement 8 !anaging oneCs own time and the time o others.
$perations 'nalysis 8 Analy6ing needs and product re5uirements to create a design.
,nstructing 8 'eaching others how to do something.
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'bilities
(roblem Sensitiity 8 'he ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. 0t
does not in,ol,e sol,ing the problem, only recogni6ing there is a problem.
Deductie *easoning 8 'he ability to apply general rules to speciic problems to produce
answers that make sense.
,nformation $rdering 8 'he ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern
according to a speciic rule or set o rules "e.g., patterns o numbers, letters, words, pictures,
mathematical operations$.
,nductie *easoning 8 'he ability to combine pieces o inormation to orm general rules
or conclusions "includes inding a relationship among seemingly unrelated e,ents$.
!ear Vision 8 'he ability to see details at close range "within a ew eet o the obser,er$.
-ritten Comprehension 8 'he ability to read and understand inormation and ideas
presented in writing.
$ral Comprehension 8 'he ability to listen to and understand inormation and ideas
presented through spoken words and sentences.
$ral &+pression 8 'he ability to communicate inormation and ideas in speaking so others
will understand.
$riginality 8 'he ability to come up with unusual or cle,er ideas about a gi,en topic or
situation, or to de,elop creati,e ways to sol,e a problem.
.le+ibility of Closure 8 'he ability to identiy or detect a known pattern "a igure, obBect,
word, or sound$ that is hidden in other distracting material.
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-ork 'ctiities
,nteracting -ith Computers 8 Asing computers and computer systems "including
hardware and sotware$ to program, write sotware, set up unctions, enter data, or process
inormation.
(rocessing ,nformation 8 Compiling, coding, categori6ing, calculating, tabulating, auditing,
or ,eriying inormation or data.
'naly/ing Data or ,nformation 8 0dentiying the underlying principles, reasons, or acts o
inormation by breaking down inormation or data into separate parts.
Communicating with Superisors0 (eers0 or Subordinates 8 %ro,iding inormation to
super,isors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written orm, e-mail, or in person.
,dentifying $bjects0 'ctions0 and &ents 8 0dentiying inormation by categori6ing,
estimating, recogni6ing dierences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or
e,ents.
#aking Decisions and Soling (roblems 8 Analy6ing inormation and e,aluating results
to choose the best solution and sol,e problems.
Thinking Creatiely 8 De,eloping, designing, or creating new applications, ideas,
relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
1etting ,nformation 8 3bser,ing, recei,ing, and otherwise obtaining inormation rom all
rele,ant sources.
,nterpreting the #eaning of ,nformation for $thers 8 'ranslating or e-plaining what
inormation means and how it can be used.
Documenting2*ecording ,nformation 8 4ntering, transcribing, recording, storing, or
maintaining inormation in written or electronicEmagnetic orm.
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-ork Conte+t
&lectronic #ail 8 9ow oten do you use electronic mail in this BobF
Spend Time Sitting 8 9ow much does this Bob re5uire sittingF
,mportance of "eing &+act or 'ccurate 8 9ow important is being ,ery e-act or highly
accurate in perorming this BobF
)etters and #emos 8 9ow oten does the Bob re5uire written letters and memosF
Duration of Typical -ork -eek 8 ;umber o hours typically worked in one week.
Telephone 8 9ow oten do you ha,e telephone con,ersations in this BobF
.ace3to3.ace Discussions 8 9ow oten do you ha,e to ha,e ace-to-ace discussions with
indi,iduals or teams in this BobF
Time (ressure 8 9ow oten does this Bob re5uire the worker to meet strict deadlinesF
.reedom to #ake Decisions 8 9ow much decision making reedom, without super,ision,
does the Bob oerF
,mportance of *epeating Same Tasks 8 9ow important is repeating the same physical
acti,ities "e.g., key entry$ or mental acti,ities "e.g., checking entries in a ledger$ o,er and
o,er, without stopping, to perorming this BobF
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4ob 5one
Title .ob /one ?our7 Considerable %reparation ;eeded
$erall
&+perience
A minimum o two to our years o work-related skill, knowledge, or
e-perience is needed or these occupations. ?or e-ample, an accountant
must complete our years o college and work or se,eral years in
accounting to be considered 5ualiied.
4ob Training 4mployees in these occupations usually need se,eral years o work-
related e-perience, on-the-Bob training, andEor ,ocational training.
4ob 5one
&+amples
!any o these occupations in,ol,e coordinating, super,ising, managing,
or training others. 4-amples include accountants, human resource
managers, computer programmers, teachers, chemists, and police
detecti,es.
SV( *ange "G.0 to H I.0$
&ducation !ost o these occupations re5uire a our - year bachelorCs degree, but
some do not.
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,nterests
0nterest code7 ,C*
,nestigatie 8 0n,estigati,e occupations re5uently in,ol,e working with ideas, and re5uire
an e-tensi,e amount o thinking. 'hese occupations can in,ol,e searching or acts and
iguring out problems mentally.
Conentional 8 Con,entional occupations re5uently in,ol,e ollowing set procedures and
routines. 'hese occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas.
Asually there is a clear line o authority to ollow.
*ealistic 8 2ealistic occupations re5uently in,ol,e work acti,ities that include practical,
hands-on problems and solutions. 'hey oten deal with plants, animals, and real-world
materials like wood, tools, and machinery. !any o the occupations re5uire working outside,
and do not in,ol,e a lot o paperwork or working closely with others.
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-ork Styles
'nalytical Thinking 8 .ob re5uires analy6ing inormation and using logic to address work-
related issues and problems.
'ttention to Detail 8 .ob re5uires being careul about detail and thorough in completing
work tasks.
Dependability 8 .ob re5uires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and ulilling
obligations.
Cooperation 8 .ob re5uires being pleasant with others on the Bob and displaying a good-
natured, cooperati,e attitude.
,ntegrity 8 .ob re5uires being honest and ethical.
'daptability2.le+ibility 8 .ob re5uires being open to change "positi,e or negati,e$ and to
considerable ,ariety in the workplace.
,ndependence 8 .ob re5uires de,eloping oneCs own ways o doing things, guiding onesel
with little or no super,ision, and depending on onesel to get things done.
,nitiatie 8 .ob re5uires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
,nnoation 8 .ob re5uires creati,ity and alternati,e thinking to de,elop new ideas or and
answers to work-related problems.
Self Control 8 .ob re5uires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling
anger, and a,oiding aggressi,e beha,ior, e,en in ,ery diicult situations.
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-ork Values
,ndependence 8 3ccupations that satisy this work ,alue allow employs to work on their
own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creati,ity, 2esponsibility and Autonomy.
-orking Conditions 8 3ccupations that satisy this work ,alue oer Bob security and good
working conditions. Corresponding needs are Acti,ity, Compensation, 0ndependence,
&ecurity, 1ariety and +orking Conditions.
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*elated $ccupations
11-J0K1.00 Computer and 0normation &ystems !anagers
15-10K1.00 Computer %rogrammers
15-10L1.00 Computer &upport &pecialists
15-1051.00 Computer &ystems Analysts
15-10G1.01 Computer &ecurity &pecialists
15-K0M1.00 !athematical 'echnicians
LJ-M011.00 Computer 3perators
51-L01K.00 ;umerical 'ool and %rocess Control %rogrammers
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-ages & &mployment Trends
!ational
#edian wages 67889: NJ1.0M hourly, N6L,6G0 annual
&mployment 67889: 11M,000 employees
(rojected growth 678893
78;9:
!uch aster than a,erage "K1O or higher$
(rojected need 67889378;9: LG,000 additional employees