Career Option:
Database Development and Administration |
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Description
• Work with database management software like Oracle.
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Find ways to organize and store information.
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Set up computer databases for companies.
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Find ways to retrieve and use information stored in databases (data mining).
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Wages
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Skills
• Ability to see how parts fit together to make the whole
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Excellent puzzle-solving skills
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Organized
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Pays special attention to organization, procedure, and structure
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About the Job
Database Administrators are responsible for keeping company
databases up-to-date, secure, and working properly. Database Administrators
also have to find ways to get information out of the database, using
the information to create reports that help company decision-makers.
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Illinois Job Codes
| 15-1051.00 |
Computer Systems Analysts |
| 15-1061.00 |
Database Administrators |
| 15-1071.01 |
Computer Security Specialists |
| 15-2031.00 |
Operations Research Analysts |
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Sample Career Path
"My career path has held a variety of technology-related positions.
I started as a software engineer, where I did telecommunications programming.
I've also been a business application programmer, a technical wirer,
and a web developer. Because they're all technical jobs, I already had
the basic skills needed for each position. However, each job did require
some specific training, which I received in workshops and seminars offered
at work. I also learned a lot on my own by reading manuals and taking
free on-line courses." -- Kim
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Job Advantages
Database Administration provides a great entry point into IT. Because
databases usually include customer, billing, and business information,
this position is a good way to learn a lot about the company. Job
Disadvantages
Tight deadlines -- must be able to work well under pressure. Transferable
Skills
For people with data entry experience, database training provides
an entry into IT. With additional training, people who understand how
databases work can transfer this knowledge into a career in database
administration.
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Typical Work Day
"In a typical workday, I spend about half of my time at my desk
writing computer programs. I also have a lot of interaction with the
people
who use the computer system, and I have receive several calls
each day from members of the Financial Aid staff, with problems or
questions
they have while working on the system. At least once or twice
a day, I walk over to their building to work on a problem or process
in their
offices." -- Kim |
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Education
| Illinois Universities |
| Community Colleges: |
o Black Hawk College
City Colleges of Chicago
o College of DuPage
Heartland Community College
o Highland Community College
o Illinois Central College
o Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
o Illinois Valley Community College
o Joliet Junior College
o Lewis & Clark Community College
o Lincoln Land Community College
o McHenry County College
o Moraine Valley Community College
o Morton College
o Parkland College
o Prairie State College
o Rend Lake College
o Shawnee Community College
o Southern Illinois College
o Southwestern Illinois College
o Spoon River College
o Triton College
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Computer Systems Analysts
