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Resume skills guide · SOC 15-1242

Skills for Database Administrators

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for database administrators, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services AWS software, Apache Airflow, Apache Hadoop as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Critical Thinking3.88
  • 2.Reading Comprehension3.75
  • 3.Active Listening3.75
  • 4.Active Learning3.5
  • 5.Speaking3.38
  • 6.Writing3.25
  • 7.Monitoring3.25
  • 8.Mathematics3
  • 9.Learning Strategies3
  • 10.Science2

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Knowledge areas

  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Telecommunications
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training

Core work activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Getting Information
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Processing Information
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Thinking Creatively

In-demand tools & technology

  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Apache Airflow
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • IBM Terraform
  • Informatica software
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Azure Data Factory
  • Microsoft Azure software