Database Administrator

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About the test

The Database Administrator Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history. Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.

The Database Administrator test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations. This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.

The specific attributes measured include:

Cognitive Ability
  • Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
  Knowledge and Skills
  • Relational Database Concepts
  • Writing
Personality
  • Adaptability
  • Drive
  • Integrity
  • Resilience
  • Teamwork
  Emotional Intelligence
  • Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
Behavioral History
  • History Survey - Performance
  • History Survey - Tenure
 

Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.

The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.

Language:English (US)
Time to Complete:40 Minutes (Approximately)
O*Net SOC Code:15-1242.00
Simulation Context:Information Technology
O*Net Context:Computer and Mathematical
About the job

Database Administrator

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.

Top activities and tasks for this job:
  • Working with Computers
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Getting Information
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Processing Information

More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2023)
Bottom 10%:
$54,320 or less
Bottom 25%:
$71,940 or less
Median:
$101,510 (Average)
Top 25%:
$133,120 or more
Top 10%:
$157,710 or more

US Employment Statistics
2023:
80,500
2033 (projected):
87,100
Annual U.S. Job Openings:5,300

Top Knowledge Requirements
  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Telecommunications
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training
Top Skills
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Learning
  • Speaking
  • Programming
Top Abilities
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Written Comprehension
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Information Ordering
  • Near Vision
  • Oral Expression
Education Requirements
Some College:
2%
Associate's Degree (2 yr):
3%
Bachelor's Degree:
89%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate:
4%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category.
Related Work Experience Requirements
Less than 1 Month:
2%
1 - 2 Years:
11%
2 - 4 Years:
28%
4 - 6 Years:
53%
More than 10 Years:
2%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category.

Alternate Titles for this Role: Administrator (Admin), Automatic Data Processing Planner (ADP Planner), Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA), Data Administrator (Data Admin), Data Management Associate, Data Management IT Specialist (Data Management Information Technology Specialist), Data Miner, Data Recovery Planner, Data Security Administrator, Data Storage Specialist, Database Administration Associate, Database Administration Manager, Database Administrator (DBA), Database Analyst, Database Coordinator, Database Design Analyst, Database Developer, Database Engineer, Database Management System Specialist (DBMS Specialist), Database Manager, Database Programmer, Database Security Administrator, Database Software Technician (Database Software Tech), Database Specialist, Database Technician (Database Tech), Database Tester, Databases Computer Consultant, Databases Software Consultant, Development and Database Administration Manager, ETL Developer (Extract, Transform and Load Developer), Information Technology Administrator (IT Administrator), Internet Database Specialist, IS Admin (Information Systems Administrator), IS Security Manager (Information Systems Security Manager), Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administrator (PACS Administrator), Security Administrator, SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator), Systems Administrator (Systems Admin), Systems Tester Admin (Systems Tester Administrator)

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A Short Version of this test is available.   What's the Difference?

Candidates typically need about 45 minutes to complete our full-length job-specific assessments. Our short versions take less than half that time. Like our standard assessments, these tests are based on the U.S. Government Occupational Information Network (O*Net). They do not contain the animated simulation module, however, though they still provide valuable information about all critical performance-related dimensions. Additionally, the short versions optionally include 1-2 virtual video interview questions! Click below for more information:

Database Administrator (Short)

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