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Database Architects in Georgia

Database Architects in Georgia

Want to work as a Database Architects in Georgia? Here’s what you need to know. Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality. Excludes “Database Administrators” (15-1242).

What do Database Architects Make in Georgia?

The database architects working in Georgia, the typical annual salary is $135,280 per year (or about $65.04/hour).Annual wages span from $95,600 at the 10th percentile to $181,880 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic Annual Hourly
10th percentile $95,600 $45.96
25th percentile $125,020 $60.11
Median (50th) $135,280 $65.04
75th percentile $169,400 $81.44
90th percentile $181,880 $87.44
Salary ranges for Database Architects in Georgia

The job concentration index in Georgia relative to the national average — is 1.43, meaning that database architects are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, database architects earn a median of $148,480 per year ($71.38/hour), lower than the Georgia median.

Database Architects earnings in Georgia vs. the national average

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 322,075 database architects nationwide. In Georgia alone, about 2,930 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 680 database architects.

Database Architects in Georgia vs. the average state Forecasted number of jobs for Database Architects

Top Georgia Metros for Database Architects

These are the Georgia metros with the most database architects in Georgia.

Metro Area Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,390 $135,280
Columbus, GA-AL 60 $119,590

Top States for Database Architects Employment

View the states that employ the most database architects work.

State Number Employed
Virginia 7,140
Texas 6,330
California 5,850
New York 4,180
North Carolina 4,060
Georgia 2,930
New Jersey 2,530
Washington 2,490
Pennsylvania 2,240
Ohio 2,230
Colorado 2,140
Florida 2,040
Missouri 1,840
Massachusetts 1,720
Illinois 1,460
Maryland 1,420
Michigan 1,150
Minnesota 910
Arizona 850
District of Columbia 800

Highest-Paying States for Database Architects

These states pay the most for database architects.

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $161,160
California $159,130
West Virginia $157,590
District of Columbia $157,080
Maine $154,790
Colorado $151,460
Hawaii $149,500
Connecticut $147,400
Delaware $146,430
Washington $144,050

Skills

Key database architects skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Reading Comprehension  3.9 / 5
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5
Complex Problem Solving  3.9 / 5
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5
Judgment and Decision Making  3.9 / 5
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5
Critical Thinking  3.9 / 5
0
5
Systems Analysis  3.8 / 5
0
5
Active Listening  3.5 / 5
0
5

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Computers and Electronics  4.3 / 5
0
5
Engineering and Technology  4.0 / 5
0
5
Design  3.7 / 5
0
5
Mathematics  3.7 / 5
0
5
English Language  3.1 / 5
0
5
Administration and Management  2.9 / 5
0
5

Abilities

Top abilities for database architects, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Deductive Reasoning  3.9 / 5
0
5
Oral Comprehension  3.9 / 5
0
5
Written Comprehension  3.9 / 5
0
5
Problem Sensitivity  3.8 / 5
0
5
Oral Expression  3.8 / 5
0
5
Inductive Reasoning  3.8 / 5
0
5

Daily Tasks

Database Architects typically:

  • 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.
  • Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure.
  • Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together, such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
  • Create and enforce database development standards.
  • Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations.
  • Develop data model describing data elements and their use, following procedures and using pen, template or computer software.
  • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.
  • Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.

Work Activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Processing Information
  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Thinking Creatively
  • Documenting/Recording Information

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, AJAX, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services AWS software, Ansible software, Apache Airflow, Apache Cassandra, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Apache Kafka, Apache Maven In-demand technologies: Amazon Web Services AWS software, Apache Spark

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

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Also Known As

ADP Planner (Automatic Data Processing Planner), Big Data Architect, Big Data Engineer, Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Architect, Computer Architect, DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist), Data Analyst, Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Governance Analyst, Data Integration Specialist, Data Management IT Specialist (Data Management Information Technology Specialist), Data Manager, Data Miner.

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