Also called: Data Architect
Designs how an organization stores and organizes its data so it's fast, safe, and useful.
You decide how a hospital's patient records, billing, and lab results should connect in one system. Your diagrams become the blueprint for years of software.
BLS May 2024 median about $135,980; estimate for 2025.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's plus years of database experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Information Systems.
Growing about average. BLS projects modest growth for database administrators and architects combined.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI suggests schemas and tunes queries, but planning how a whole organization stores data stays senior human work.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Statistics, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1243.
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