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Database Administrators
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.People already use AI for this at work
- 05Test changes to database applications or systems.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.People already use AI for this at work
- 07Train users and answer questions.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.People already use AI for this at work
- 09Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.AI could speed this up a lot
- 10Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.AI could speed this up a lot
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss33%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
94%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 87% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.
AI tools for your work
Official connectors that let an AI assistant work inside the apps software developers use. Each is made by the app’s own maker.