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database specialist

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a database specialist, the most distinctive skills are Oracle Applications 11i, Cobol Ii and Software Repair — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Oracle Applications 11i
25% have it · 4054.0× vs average
Cobol Ii
25% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Software Repair
25% have it · 1871.1× 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.

oracle applications 11i
4054.0×
25% · N=3
cobol ii
2702.6×
25% · N=3
software repair
1871.1×
25% · N=3
student records
1737.4×
25% · N=3
computer training
1351.3×
25% · N=3
comptia a+
1013.5×
25% · N=3
ethical hacking
608.1×
25% · N=3
performance evaluation
608.1×
25% · N=3
security+
476.9×
25% · N=3
oracle pl/sql
426.7×
25% · N=3
patient care
405.4×
25% · N=3
web scraping
300.3×
25% · N=3
data reporting
276.4×
25% · N=3
oracle 8i
217.2×
25% · N=3
data quality
181.5×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

database administrator27% · N=18senior database specialist5% · N=3electronic document controller5% · N=3html & seo editor5% · N=3system administrator5% · N=3database engineer5% · N=3senior database administrator5% · N=3senior production dba5% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

ms sql dba67% · N=6computer technician2% · N=3technical support consultant17% · N=3trainer11% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Database Specialist need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Oracle Applications 11i (25% have it), Cobol Ii (25% have it), Software Repair (25% have it), Student Records (25% have it), Computer Training (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Database Specialist roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Database Administrator (27% of moves, N=18), Senior Database Specialist (5% of moves, N=3), Electronic Document Controller (5% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Database Specialist?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Ms Sql Dba (67% of arrivals, N=6), Computer Technician (2% of arrivals, N=3), Technical Support Consultant (17% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Database Specialist 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. 12 of them are Database Specialist 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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