SOC 15-1243
Database Architects
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ40/100
Moderate
US Employment
๐ฅ64,770
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$136K
$82K โ $210K
Projected Growth
๐+8.7%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค72/100
High exposure
๐ก Database Architects face a risk score of 40/100 โ 4 points below the national average of 44. With 72/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $136K ($90K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 40/100, Database Architects faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like cloud automation reducing infrastructure management roles are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 64,770 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in stakeholder negotiation and requirements elicitation and mentoring junior developers and team leadership to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Database Architects?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Cloud automation reducing infrastructure management roles
Low-code / no-code platforms reducing custom development
Large language model automation of analysis tasks
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Stakeholder negotiation and requirements elicitation
Mentoring junior developers and team leadership
Crisis debugging of complex production incidents
Cross-functional collaboration on ambiguous problems
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Develop and document database architectures.
Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
๐ป Technology Skills
Word processing software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Access software
Backup or archival software
Development environment software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Computers and Electronics
Engineering and Technology
Design
Mathematics
English Language
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers | 16 | $145K | 53% |
| Mathematicians | 24 | $122K | 82% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 30 | $141K | 80% |