O*NET Online Summary Report for Database Administrators.
Completion requirements
Recall the summary report on database administrators that you read earlier in Unit 1 (1.3.4). Pay attention to the tasks, skills, knowledge, and abilities. What is the importance of a DBA? What are some strengths and weaknesses of organizations that do and do not have DBAs?
Work Context
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - 95% responded "Every day".
- Spend Time Sitting
- Work With Work Group or Team - 66% responded "Extremely important".
- Contact With Others
- Telephone
- Face-to-Face Discussions
- Coordinate or Lead Others - 24% responded "Very important".
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - 18% responded "Very important".
- Duration of Typical Work Week - 68% responded "40 hours".
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
- Freedom to Make Decisions
- Structured versus Unstructured Work
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - 26% responded "Never".
- Time Pressure - 37% responded "Once a month or more but not every week".
- Consequence of Error - 31% responded "Very serious".
- Level of Competition - 34% responded "Moderately competitive".
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - 40% responded "Extremely important".
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - 16% responded "No results".
- Physical Proximity - 69% responded "Slightly close (e.g., shared office)".
- Frequency of Decision Making - 24% responded "Once a week or more but not every day".