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How exposed to AI is a Database Administrator?

Of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for database administrators, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 2 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Database Administration ManagerDatabase Administrator (DBA)Database AnalystDatabase CoordinatorDatabase EngineerDatabase ManagerDevelopment and Database Administration ManagerIS Admin (Information Systems Administrator)Systems Administrator (Systems Admin)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
18
tasks rated for this occupation
94%
hold a degree, from a survey of 26
86k
people do this job in the US
22 of 36
least protected in computing and maths

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

5
  • Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions
  • Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database
  • Train users and answer questions
  • Review workflow charts developed by programmer analyst to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records
  • Provide technical support to junior staff or clients

Only with software built on top

11
  • Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure
  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes
  • Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database
  • Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information
  • Revise company definition of data as defined in data dictionary
  • Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management
  • Develop data model describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software
  • Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production database
  • Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance
  • Test changes to database applications or systems

Cannot be sped up

2
  • Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases
  • Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET 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. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.