Database Architects

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

SOC: 15-1243.00

Common Job Titles

Database AnalystDatabase DeveloperDatabase ProgrammerInformation Architect

Wage Data According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Annual wage data for Database Architects (2024)

Estimated Total Employment (U.S.)

64,770

Wage Distribution by Percentile

Metric	U.S.
10% of workers earn the following or less	$81,630
10% of workers earn the following or more	$209,990
Workers on average earn	$142,620

+ indicates wage is at or above the BLS reporting cap ($239,200/year)

Skills & Requirements

Key competencies for this occupation, ranked by importance

Computers and Electronics4.3/5
Engineering and Technology4.0/5
Design3.7/5
Mathematics3.7/5
English Language3.1/5

Tools & Technology

Equipment and software commonly used in this occupation

In-Demand Technology

Frequently requested by employers in job postings

AJAXAdobe AcrobatAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Simple Storage Service S3Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache CassandraApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache MavenApache SparkApache Subversion SVNApache TomcatApple macOSAtlassian ConfluenceAtlassian JIRAAutodesk RevitBashCC#C++Cascading style sheets CSSChefCisco WebexDjangoDockerDrupalESRI ArcGIS softwareEclipse IDEElasticsearchEpic SystemsExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGoGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AngularGoogle DocsHibernate ORMHypertext markup language HTMLIBM DB2IBM SPSS StatisticsInformatica softwareJUnitJavaScriptJavaScript Object Notation JSONLinuxMicrosoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft ASP.NETMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Active Server Pages ASPMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerShellMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Integration Services SSISMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications VBAMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMicrosoft WordMongoDBMySQLNoSQLNode.jsOracle DatabaseOracle JavaOracle PL/SQLOracle PeopleSoftOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementOracle SQL DeveloperPHPPerlPostgreSQLPuppetPythonRReactRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat OpenShiftRubySAP softwareSASSalesforce softwareScalaSeleniumShell scriptSplunk EnterpriseSpring BootSpring FrameworkStructured query language SQLSwiftTableauTeradata DatabaseThe MathWorks MATLABTransact-SQLUNIXUNIX ShelljQuery

Technology Skills

3M Post-it AppADO.NETASG Technologies ASG-ZekeAb InitioAccess management softwareAcronis Recovery ExpertAdeptia ETL SuiteAdobe Dreamweaver

Tools & Equipment

Copy machinesDesktop computersHard disk drivesLaser facsimile machinesLoad balancersMainframe computersNotebook computersPersonal computers