Headline risk
58%
Very High RiskData Architect
AI displacement pressure score based on US employment data, wages, and demand signals. Built from 3 related occupations weighted by relevance.
Why this score
87% of tasks overlap with current AI
21% human advantage from judgment & presence
38% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
Share of tasks AI can handle today
Work that requires human presence or coordination
How strong local hiring demand is for this role
How complete the underlying data is
Workflow profile
How this role's daily work breaks down across different dimensions.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
US employment data
Employment overview
Share of job tasks AI can currently perform
Annual median wage
Projected employment change 2024–2034
Education and training typically needed
Key metrics
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 104,620USD 76,100 to USD 132,850
Openings
3.8K-0.7% projected change
Median age
44.1148K employed
What this job involves
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Entry requirements: Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Wage context
Median annual
USD 104,620
Mean annual
USD 107,440
10th percentile: USD 56,820
25th percentile: USD 76,100
75th percentile: USD 132,850
90th percentile: USD 160,890
Hourly median: USD 50
Employment: 73,180 workers
Demand outlook
Current employment
78.0K
Projected employment
77.5K
Openings: 3.8K
Projected change: -0.7%
Education: Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training: None
Median wage: USD 104,620
Overall employment of database administrators and architects is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Workforce profile
Based on a survey of workers currently in this occupation.
Protects from AI displacement
- Can telework 52.2% of workers
- License required 18.4% of workers
Typical background
- Certificate <5% of workers
- High school diploma 27.2% of workers
- Master's degree <5% of workers
- Bachelor's degree 64.2% of workers
- Associate's degree 7.9% of workers
- On-the-job training 45.49% of workers
Day-to-day work
Database administrators and architects create or organize systems to store and secure data.
Many database administrators and architects work in firms that provide computer design services or in industries that have large databases, such educational institutions and insurance companies. Most database administrators and architects work full time.
Database administrators and architects typically need a bachelor’s degree in computer and information technology or a related field.
Key tasks
- 1. Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes. · AI can do 89%
- 2. Test changes to database applications or systems. · AI can do 0%
- 3. Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications. · AI can do 98%
- 4. Provide technical support to junior staff or clients. · AI can do 74%
- 5. Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases. · AI can do 0%
- 6. Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database. · AI can do 86%
Tools commonly used
Work environment
- E-Mail 4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.8/5
- Telephone Conversations 4.6/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions 4.5/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.3/5
Who does this work
Median age: 44.1
148K employed · Under 25: 1% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 26%
Data sources: O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Database administrators
15-1242 · 40% weight
Database architect
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Database administrators
15-1242 · 30% weight
Database administrator
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
25-1022 · 30% weight
Enterprise/Solution architect
Support bundle: Extensive preparation
How this score works
The score measures how much this role's tasks overlap with current AI capabilities, adjusted for human-only requirements and local job market demand. This is a structural pressure estimate, not a prediction of job losses. Learn how scores work →