Database administrators in high demand
Higher-than-average job growth expected through 2016
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Jon Brodkin
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Network World
, 08/27/2008
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Computer scientists and database administrators are in high demand, according to a new report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These IT pros can expect relatively high pay and job growth in coming years, the report says.
“The computer scientists and database administrators occupation is expected to grow 37% from 2006 to 2016, much faster than
average for all occupations,” the government report states. “Employment of these computer specialists [including network systems
and data communications analysts] is expected to grow as organizations continue to adopt and integrate increasingly sophisticated
technologies. Job increases will be driven by very rapid growth in computer systems design and related services, which is
projected to be one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. economy.”
Database expertise is in high demand because of vast increases in the amount of data businesses must organize and access,
says Matt Zito, chief scientist from GridApp Systems, which makes products for automating database operations. The database
is becoming more critical to the operation of businesses, he says. Imagine if Amazon’s database went down for an hour, he
notes.
“The administration is growing more complicated. Businesses say ‘well, my database can’t go down,’” Zito says. “All of a sudden,
DBAs are being told you have to figure out how to keep this database up. That’s a whole other skill set.”
Database experts are also becoming more specialized, he says, often supporting databases for just one specific type of application,
such as SAP or Oracle’s PeopleSoft.
A survey late last year found that data and database management jobs had the fifth highest demand, after networking, help desk and user support,
applications development, and Internet and intranet development.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics report offers some guidelines on what database pros and other IT workers should demand in terms
of salary. Database managers should be paid in a range from $84,750 to $116,000, the report says, citing guidelines from Robert
Half International, a specialized staffing services firm. The top five computer-related jobs by salary range listed by Robert
Half include network architects, senior Web developers and three occupations related to databases. Database developers and
database administrators are ranked No. 3 and No. 5 with salary ranges of approximately $70,000 to $100,000.
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Comments (1)
demand for database developersBy shocked on May 8, 2009, 10:09 amIt's really shockin,even in this period of economic recession some IT professionals gaining high demands,and it's unbeievable the pay band figured $70,000 to $100,000.
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