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15-1242 Database Administrators

Occupational Description:
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. Excludes â€œInformation Security Analystsâ€ (15-1212) and â€œDatabase Architectsâ€ (15-1243).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,140	73	$50.15/hr	$30.76/hr	$36.70/hr	$48.02/hr	$63.12/hr	$72.57/hr
U S	76,140	1,066	$51.91/hr	$26.91/hr	$35.63/hr	$50.27/hr	$65.93/hr	$78.11/hr

Leading Industries for Database Administrators

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	100	$46.58/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	100	$47.39/hr
Information	60	$53.70/hr
Financial Activities	170	$59.02/hr
Professional and Business Services	430	$49.87/hr
Education and Health Services	140	$50.76/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	10	$36.68/hr
Other Services	60	$31.74/hr
Public Administration	60	$42.84/hr

Other Regional Data for Database Administrators

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	10	$38.39/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	10	$37.87/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	20	$38.39/hr	4.3%
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$44.97/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	20	$40.16/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	30	$39.49/hr	10.0%
Northwest Minnesota	30	$44.22/hr	0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	30	$39.49/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	30	$50.96/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	40	$41.33/hr	13.5%
Southeast Balance of State	40	$48.31/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	50	$53.35/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	60	$36.95/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	90	$53.35/hr	4.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	870	$48.02/hr	7.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	890	$48.02/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,140	$48.02/hr	6.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Computer Systems Analysts	12,180	$52.96/hr	7.3%
Information Security Analysts	2,900	$61.61/hr	28.0%
Web Developers	2,040	$46.45/hr	15.7%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,450	$83.28/hr	14.7%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	2,640	$50.34/hr	18.9%

Task for Database Administrators

Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production database.
Review procedures in database management system manuals for making changes to database.
Train users and answer questions.
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
Review workflow charts developed by programmer analyst to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records.
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
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.