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Where a database administrator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a database administrator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Database administrators test, implement and administer computer databases. They use their expertise in database management systems to plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases. They also use scripts and configuration files to tailor a database to users' needs.

Highest coverage recorded: 63%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 67required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

data centre operator 63% covered · difficulty 44.3

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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database administrator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a database administrator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.