Will AI Replace Database Administrators?

Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Test changes to database applications or systems.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Train users and answer questions.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.

Software coding, programming, or application development task highly susceptible to automated generation.

Develop data models describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production databases.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Review workflow charts developed by programmer analyst to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Revise company definition of data as defined in data dictionary.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.