Database Development and Administration |
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Jobs in this specialty area are responsible for designing, maintaining,
and using files to store customer and business information.
Description
- Work with database management software e.g, Oracle.
- Find ways to organize and store information.
- Set up computer databases for companies.
- Find ways to retrieve and use information stored in databases
(data mining).
Department of Labor Job Titles and
Mean Annual Salaries for Illinois
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Computer Systems Analysts - $67,910
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Database Administrators - $56,500
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Computer Security Specialists - $59,180
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Operations Research Analysts - $64,390
Skills
- Ability to see how parts fit together to make the whole
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Organized
- Attention to organization, procedure, and structure
Education
Career Ins & Outs
About the Job: Database Developers and Administrators
are responsible for keeping company databases up-to-date, secure,
and working properly. They create and customize databases that
store company information such as product inventory, customer files,
and
competitor information and design ways for the company to
get information from the database.
Job Advantages: Database development and administration
is a great entry point into IT because working with customer billing,
and business is a good way to learn a lot about the company.
Job Disadvantages: Database developers and administrators
must be able to work well under pressure because of tight deadlines.
Some positions require travel to customer sites.
Transferable Skills: Data entry can provide an
entry into IT. With additional training in database structures and
uses, knowledge is transferable into careers in database development
and administration.
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