Technology

Database Architect in the United States

330 postings read · sampled 2026-10-01 · source ats · 111 employers · largest 8% of it

What employers actually ask for

Credentials named in the 330 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.

Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution
12%
39 of 330 postingsAccredited institution →
Master's DegreeAccredited institution
5%
17 of 330 postingsAccredited institution →

Lower signal for this role

Credentials that barely appeared in this sample. That is not a claim they are worthless — plenty are valuable for a different job, a different city, or a promotion later. It is a claim that employers here mostly did not ask.

CCNACisco
1%
2 of 330 postings$300 exam · fee checked 2026-08~150 hrs prepCisco →
Security+CompTIA
1%
2 of 330 postings$404 exam · fee checked 2026-08~110 hrs prepCompTIA →
CCIECisco
0%
1 of 330 postings$2,050 exam · fee checked 2026-08~1000 hrs prepCisco →
CFA Level ICFA Institute
0%
1 of 330 postings$1,290 exam · fee checked 2026-08~300 hrs prepCFA Institute →
Certified Six Sigma Black BeltAmerican Society for Quality
0%
1 of 330 postings$668 exam · fee checked 2026-08~250 hrs prepAmerican Society for Quality →
CCNPCisco
1%
2 of 330 postings$700 exam · fee checked 2026-08~300 hrs prepCisco →
CISSPISC2
1%
2 of 330 postings$749 exam · fee checked 2026-08~300 hrs prepISC2 →
TS/SCIU.S. Government (DCSA)
1%
4 of 330 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
Secret Security ClearanceU.S. Government (DCSA)
2%
7 of 330 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →

What the official taxonomy says

O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.

Education reported by people doing this job

76%reported bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree76%
Master’s degree14%
Post-secondary certificate5%

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

O*NET 15-1243.00 · pulled 2026-10-01 · percentages are of surveyed workers, each rounded separately, so they need not total 100

What it pays

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.

$86,240

10th percentile

$139,500

median

$204,000

90th percentile

Who was hiring

Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.

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