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Database Administrators
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.
What a database administrator does
Become a database administrator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good database administrator
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $53 per hour with an average salary of $109,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $39 and $66 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $80,300 and $138,200 per year.
Database Administrator job outlook
- There are 1,838 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 566 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.