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Job growth rate between 2004 to 2014: 38.2%
Job Description:
Think of them as the librarian – or rather, the meta-librarian – of the computer age. Database administrators maintain storage systems, running these archival networks with an eye toward maximizing user efficiency. (Indeed, part of a database manager’s job is assisting management and employees with database use.) Administrators monitor their system’s performance constantly. Going forward, security is becoming an increasingly important aspect of database maintenance.
• The middle 50 percent earned between $44,490 and $81,140.
• The highest 10 percent earned more than $97,450.
• The lowest 10 percent earned less than $33,380.
• The median annual salary: $70,530.
(Government statistics did not list the industries that most frequently hired database administrators.)
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Source of salary and job growth rate data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004.
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