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Database Administrator jobs: 61 open roles

Open database administrator jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for database administrator work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Engineering function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Database administrators”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open database administrator jobs
61

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Employment outlook
Projected +0% from 2025 to 2035 (little or no change).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$104,620

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
3,300

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among database administrators, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Engineering openings that ask for AI skills
8%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Engineering openings that are remote
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. linux4%
  4. 4. c++4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. agile4%
  7. 7. supply chain4%
  8. 8. procurement3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  2. 2. LLM application engineering
  3. 3. RAG and vector search
  4. 4. Model fine-tuning
  5. 5. Model training and deep learning
  6. 6. MLOps

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Open database administrator jobs

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Where database administrator jobs are

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Employers hiring database administrators

  • Compu-Vision - Northeast 4
  • Caci, Inc. - Federal 3
  • BAE Systems 2
  • Athena Technology Group 1
  • ESM 1
  • R+L Carriers 1
  • 4 Staffing 1
  • Steampunk 1
  • Beyond SOF 1
  • American Physical Therapy Association 1

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