Database Administrators

This post summarizes key statistics on Database Administrators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 22,658
25 68,044
30 88,592
35 108,728
40 109,951
45 118,501
50 123,591
55 120,944
60 113,407
65 111,231


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.50
20-39 5.20
39-41 69.40
41-50 19.10
50-60 3.10
More than 60 0.70

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Database Administrators.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
21.00 118,843 Computer and data processing services
6.30 116,058 Insurance
4.10 80,630 Colleges and universities
4.10 113,291 Management and public relations services
3.50 104,335 Telephone communications
3.20 113,441 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
3.10 99,396 Hospitals
3.00 140,450 Banking
2.60 61,795 Membership organizations, n.e.c.
2.30 37,871 Grocery stores

This table highlights the top industries people working as Database Administrators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Database Administrators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Database Administrators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Database Administrators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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