AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 15-1242.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Database Administrators?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure
82%

Very High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

18 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

82/100

Physical moat

22/100

Human moat

24/100

Rating coverage

100%

18 task statements / 18 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
Importance 75/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 47/100Weight 0.78
Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
Importance 67/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.75
Provide technical support to junior staff or clients.
Importance 62/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 53/100Weight 0.74
Test changes to database applications or systems.
Importance 69/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 40/100Weight 0.73
Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
Importance 70/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 46/100Weight 0.70
Train users and answer questions.
Importance 64/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.69
Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.
Importance 61/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 32/100Weight 0.68
Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
Importance 73/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 36/100Weight 0.67
Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.
Importance 54/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 36/100Weight 0.65
Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
Importance 72/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 24/100Weight 0.63

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$104,620

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

69,990

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-0.1%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

3

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

77 points lower exposure • 58% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

77 points lower exposure • 59% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

73 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

77 points lower exposure • 57% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

77 points lower exposure • 56% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

72 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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