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Database Administrator

Database Administrators design, implement, maintain, and secure database systems, ensuring data availability, performance, and integrity.

$102,000
Median Salary
170,000
Total Employed
2
Career Transitions
AI Risk Score
0 %
Medium Risk

Safer than 62% of jobs in our database

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Pivot Score 68/100

Moderate pivot potential — some transitions require new skills.

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Essential Reading

Deepen your knowledge with these recommended books.

Database Reliability Engineering

Laine Campbell & Charity Majors

"Modern approach to database operations combining DBA skills with SRE practices."

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Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures

Craig S. Mullins

"The first and definitive platform-independent guide to database administration. Covers best practices that apply to any DBMS - Oracle, SQL Server, IBM, Sybase, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Part tutorial, part reference, this is the book that established DBA as a discipline."

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High Performance MySQL: Proven Strategies for Operating at Scale

Silvia Botros, Jeremy Tinley

"The 4th edition (2021) of the MySQL performance bible, updated for modern cloud and self-hosted environments. Written by Silvia Botros (GitHub) and Jeremy Tinley (Etsy), it covers query optimization, indexing, replication, and scaling strategies that DBAs use daily."

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Recommended Courses

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★ Start Here AWS Certified

AWS Database Specialty

AWS

Duration 3 months
Price $300
Rating ★ 4.7

Skills You'll Learn

RDSDynamoDBRedshiftAurora
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Microsoft Azure Database Administrator

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Duration 2 months
Price $165
Rating ★ 4.6

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Azure SQLCosmos DBSecurityHA/DR
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Job Market Data

Real trends from multiple job platforms

Moderate Demand

Listing Trends

1 sources tracked
🇺🇸 United States
7.5K listings
Adzuna (7.5K)
🇩🇪 Germany
31 listings
Adzuna (31)
🇫🇷 France
24 listings
Adzuna (24)
🇪🇸 Spain
14 listings
Adzuna (14)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
729 listings
Adzuna (729)
Sources: Adzuna
Updated Feb 27, 2026

Career Outlook

Why this is a strong career choice

Job Outlook
Growing +8%
AI Resistance Score
6/10 Good
Market Demand
Stable Demand

Why This Career Is AI-Resistant

Cloud managed databases automate routine tasks

But complex optimization still needs experts

Data volume growth creates new challenges

Security and compliance increasingly important

Strong choice for career changers

Career Transitions

Safe career paths based on your existing skills

Data Architect

20%
Salary Change +30%
Skill Overlap 85%
Time to Transition 2-3 years

Skills to Learn

Data ModelingArchitectureCloud Platforms

Cloud Engineer

20%
Salary Change +15%
Skill Overlap 70%
Time to Transition 6-12 months

Skills to Learn

AWS/Azure/GCPInfrastructureDevOps

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