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Job outlook for database consultants in the United States
Database consultant job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected database consultant job growth rate is 9% from 2018-2028.
About 10,500 new jobs for database consultants are projected over the next decade.
Database consultant salaries have increased 12% for database consultants in the last 5 years.
There are over 147,132 database consultants currently employed in the United States.
There are 35,251 active database consultant job openings in the US.
The average database consultant salary is $99,871.
Are database consultant jobs in demand?
Database consultant job and salary trends over time
Database consultant jobs over time
Database consultant job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147,132 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 51,019 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 48,147 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 50,611 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 52,266 | 0.02% |
Average database consultant salary over time
Database consultant salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $99,871 | $48.01 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $96,580 | $46.43 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $94,394 | $45.38 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | $91,197 | $43.84 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | $89,028 | $42.80 | +4.0% |
Database consultant jobs by state
Most common states for database consultants
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 283 | 41% |
| 2 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 180 | 21% |
| 3 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 585 | 12% |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 462 | 12% |
| 5 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 895 | 11% |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 113 | 11% |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 593 | 9% |
| 8 | Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 280 | 9% |
| 9 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 311 | 8% |
| 10 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 246 | 8% |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 106 | 8% |
| 12 | Vermont | 623,657 | 51 | 8% |
| 13 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 420 | 7% |
| 14 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 734 | 6% |
| 15 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 576 | 6% |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 361 | 6% |
| 17 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 64 | 6% |
| 18 | California | 39,536,653 | 1,787 | 5% |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 672 | 5% |
| 20 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 352 | 5% |
Database Consultant job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of database consultant experts
American Defence Group
What type of skills will young Database Consultants need?
Randy Shearer: Business fundamentals; critical thinking skills; comfortable in the digital space; cost principles is a plus; general accounting.