How do they match: Database Administrators

  • 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.

  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database.
  • Review workflow charts developed by programmer analyst to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records.
  • Test changes to database applications or systems.