Data warehouse specialist vs database administrator

The differences between data warehouse specialists and database administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a data warehouse specialist and a database administrator. Additionally, a database administrator has an average salary of $81,960, which is higher than the $78,418 average annual salary of a data warehouse specialist.

The top three skills for a data warehouse specialist include data warehouse, ETL and data warehousing. The most important skills for a database administrator are customer service, linux, and microsoft sql server.

Data warehouse specialist vs database administrator overview

	Data Warehouse Specialist	Database Administrator
Yearly salary	$78,418	$81,960
Hourly rate	$37.70	$39.40
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	119,990	56,992
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Data warehouse specialist vs database administrator salary

Data warehouse specialists and database administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Warehouse Specialist	Database Administrator
Average salary	$78,418	$81,960
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $99,000	Between $60,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	Pleasanton, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Maryland	Washington
Best paying company	Avid	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between data warehouse specialist and database administrator education

There are a few differences between a data warehouse specialist and a database administrator in terms of educational background:

	Data Warehouse Specialist	Database Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Data warehouse specialist vs database administrator demographics

Here are the differences between data warehouse specialists' and database administrators' demographics:

	Data Warehouse Specialist	Database Administrator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.7% Female, 36.3%	Male, 61.4% Female, 38.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 22.7% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 17.7% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between data warehouse specialist and database administrator duties and responsibilities

Data warehouse specialist example responsibilities.

Lead system maintenance, upgrade, ETL, scheduling, and installation of client software, holding accountability for performance.
Report procedures against SSAS are constructed and ExcelWriter templates are developed to automate and replace existing manually generate, client-contract reports.
Determine data extraction and transformation require to support reporting requirements.
Develop ETL documentation including data flow diagrams, process diagrams, data transformation mapping documentation and business rules.
Create SSIS packages to upload data to SQL server.
Design, implement, modify and schedule SSIS packages in SSMS.

Database administrator example responsibilities.

Deploy and manage VMware horizon view on CISCO UCS for VDI deployemet.
Create and manage database security, data encryption, and apply object level security.
Resolve ASM errors, which lead to complete dysfunction of the ASM due to capacity issues.
Fix grid control alerts on the database and monitor the database using grid control including managing of templates.
Create and manage DTS and SSIS jobs to perform extra back up support for company's back up agent and procedure.
Lead multiple infrastructure planning and implementation including instance strategy, technical platform selection, architecture design, backup and recovery strategy.

Data warehouse specialist vs database administrator skills

Common data warehouse specialist skills

Data Warehouse, 11%
ETL, 9%
Data Warehousing, 8%
Business Intelligence, 7%
Architecture, 5%
Data Analysis, 4%

Common database administrator skills

Customer Service, 5%
Linux, 5%
Microsoft SQL Server, 5%
DBA, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%
Database Administration, 4%

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