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Will AI replace Database Administrators?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Database Administrators, aggregated from 7 research sources.

What this score means

Database Administrators is among the more exposed roles in Technology. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 59 out of 100 it scores 4 points above the Technology average of 55. Across the 7 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 48 to 68, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Database Administrators, most central first, showing 12 of 18.

  • 01Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • 02Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • 03Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
  • 04Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
  • 05Test changes to database applications or systems.
  • 06Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
  • 07Train users and answer questions.
  • 08Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
  • 09Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
  • 10Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.
  • 11Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.
  • 12Develop data models describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 7 research sources that scored Database Administrators for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Database Administrators?
Published research puts Database Administrators at 59 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 7 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Database Administrators?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Database Administrators run from 48 to 68 out of 100 across the 7 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which technology roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published technology roles to Database Administrators by score are Clinical Data Managers (59/100), Computer Programmers (59/100), and Web Administrators (59/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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