Database administrator, Kaiwhakahaere pātengi raraunga
Also known as
- SQL database administrator, database specialist, database manager, data administrator, data management facilitator, database adviser
Database administrators manage an organisation's computer databases. They oversee troubleshooting, upgrades, data backups and security.
Your pay could be
$52K
Lower
$64K to $119K
Most common
$157K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Database administrators
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices
- need to be methodical, accurate and organised
Tasks
- manage databases
- create computer system security policies
- assess database performance
- create data backups
- improve software performance
- write computer programming code
- fix database problems
- develop database requirements
- improve information technology standards
- collect technical information
Organised
Investigative
Enterprising
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Do the quizYou usually need experience and a qualification to become a database administrator.
You may need
- experience in similar work
- a relevant tertiary qualification in computer science, business and management, information systems or similar area
- knowledge of database administration systems and software
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
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