Database Administrators (15-1141)

Gasline phases: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Preconstruction and construction

Occupation description:  Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases. Excludes "Information Security Analysts" (15-1122).

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 170189 11.22 35
United States 110,800144,800 30.63,400 1,8705,270

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is moderate with low employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a38.04n/a 20.6437.0657.08
Alaska 34.1535.5736.99 21.5736.1550.18
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 33.2035.1737.14 18.6336.5749.78

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
15612 7.749.3 36.5
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation4
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation0
UI claimants previously working in occupation2
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 211
Number of job position postings 70
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 3.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Bachelor’s degree Work experience: 1 to 5 years On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Computer Business Solutions LLC
Access 2007: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist 0
Access Boot Camp 0
Access Level 1 0
Access Level 2 0
Access Level 3 0
Access Level 4 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Charter College, Anchorage
Computer Science: Network Security Concentration AAS0
MS SQL Server 0
Network Security Certificate0
Security + 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Galena Interior Learning Academy
Computer Science 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
New Frontier Vocational -Technical Center
Computer Literacy 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
SMD Adult Education and Tutoring Services
Basic PC Computer Training 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Southwest Alaska Vocational and Education Center
Computer Skills 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Computer Science, BA 0
Computer Science, BS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Computer Science, BS 0
Computer Science, MS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Computer Information Systems, BS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Vocational Training and Resource Center
Advanced Database with Access 2010 0
Introduction to Databases with Access 2010 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
WinCertification
IC3 Computer Fundamentals Certification (IC3) 0