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Software & IT

database administrator (dba)

Learned from 18 real résumés for this role.

Across 18 real U.S. résumés for a database administrator (dba), the most distinctive skills are Rapid Sql, Db Artisan and Sql Server Troubleshooting — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Rapid Sql
17% have it · 1351.3× vs average
Db Artisan
17% have it · 1351.3× vs average
Sql Server Troubleshooting
17% have it · 1351.3× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

rapid sql
1351.3×
17% · N=3
db artisan
1351.3×
17% · N=3
sql server troubleshooting
1351.3×
17% · N=3
awk
1081.1×
17% · N=3
sql server replication
569.0×
33% · N=6
salesforce administrator
772.2×
17% · N=3
treasury
737.1×
17% · N=3
sql server log shipping
579.1×
17% · N=3
sql server mirroring
523.1×
17% · N=3
trigger
476.9×
17% · N=3
dbcc
450.4×
17% · N=3
oem 12c
318.0×
17% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Database Administrator (Dba) need?

In 18 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Rapid Sql (17% have it), Db Artisan (17% have it), Sql Server Troubleshooting (17% have it), Awk (17% have it), Sql Server Replication (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Database Administrator (Dba) roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Database Administrator (17% of moves, N=6), Senior Mongodb Administrator (8% of moves, N=3), Warehouse Specialist (8% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Database Administrator (Dba)?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show Database Administrator (Dba) salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 18 of them are Database Administrator (Dba) résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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