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For detail-oriented people who want to specialize in how organizations store and organize data. Use the tools below to see which database management roles fit your background and goals.

This major focuses specifically on data storage, structure, and retrieval systems, distinct from general programming. Use the tools below to explore Database Management-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Database Support Technician, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Database Administrator or Data Warehouse Manager. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Oracle Certified Professional / Microsoft SQL Server Certification, that can help you move up the career ladder.



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Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Computer Database Management Systems careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Computer Database Management Systems Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Computer Database Management Systems careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Computer Database Management Systems, so relevant Computer Database Management Systems jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Computer Database Management Systems Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Computer Database Management Systems Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Computer Database Management Systems careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
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Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
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Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
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Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
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Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
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Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

4 Computer Database Management Systems careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Computer Database Management Systems-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs

Statisticians 35.4% Database Analyst
Occupation: Statisticians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 35.4% Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst
Information Security Analysts 33.3% Database Security Expert
Occupation: Information Security Analysts U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 33.3% Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Security Expert
Computer Systems Analysts 7% Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Occupation: Computer Systems Analysts U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7% Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Computer Programmers -9.9% Database Programmer
Occupation: Computer Programmers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -9.9% Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Programmer

12 Computer Database Management Systems careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Computer Database Management Systems-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs

Database Architects $ 134,700 Database Analyst; Database Architect; Database Computer Consultant; Database Consultant; Database Design Analyst; Database Designer; Database Developer; Database Engineer; Database Manager; Database Modeler; Database Programmer; Database Software Consultant; Database Software Tech (Database Software Technician); Database Specialist; DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist); Internet Database Specialist
Occupation: Database Architects National Median Salary: $ 134,700 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst; Database Architect; Database Computer Consultant; Database Consultant; Database Design Analyst; Database Designer; Database Developer; Database Engineer; Database Manager; Database Modeler; Database Programmer; Database Software Consultant; Database Software Tech (Database Software Technician); Database Specialist; DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist); Internet Database Specialist
Data Warehousing Specialists $ 134,700 Database Specialist
Occupation: Data Warehousing Specialists National Median Salary: $ 134,700 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Specialist
Information Security Analysts $ 120,360 Database Security Expert
Occupation: Information Security Analysts National Median Salary: $ 120,360 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Security Expert
Business Intelligence Analysts $ 108,020 Business Database Analyst; Marketing Database Analyst
Occupation: Business Intelligence Analysts National Median Salary: $ 108,020 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Business Database Analyst; Marketing Database Analyst
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians $ 104,920 Geographic Information Systems Database Administrator (GIS Database Administrator)
Occupation: Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians National Median Salary: $ 104,920 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Geographic Information Systems Database Administrator (GIS Database Administrator)
Information Technology Project Managers $ 104,920 Database Administration Project Manager; Database Development Project Manager
Occupation: Information Technology Project Managers National Median Salary: $ 104,920 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Administration Project Manager; Database Development Project Manager
Statisticians $ 104,110 Database Analyst
Occupation: Statisticians National Median Salary: $ 104,110 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts $ 103,800 Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Occupation: Computer Systems Analysts National Median Salary: $ 103,800 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Database Administrators $ 101,510 Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA); 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; Internet Database Specialist; SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators National Median Salary: $ 101,510 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA); 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; Internet Database Specialist; SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Computer Programmers $ 99,700 Database Programmer
Occupation: Computer Programmers National Median Salary: $ 99,700 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Programmer
Bioinformatics Scientists $ 91,100 Scientific Database Curator
Occupation: Bioinformatics Scientists National Median Salary: $ 91,100 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Scientific Database Curator
Bioinformatics Technicians $ 70,620 Database Technician
Occupation: Bioinformatics Technicians National Median Salary: $ 70,620 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Technician

12 Computer Database Management Systems careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Computer Database Management Systems-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
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Occupations Education/Preparation Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs

Bioinformatics Scientists 5 Scientific Database Curator
Occupation: Bioinformatics Scientists Education/Preparation: 5 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Scientific Database Curator
Statisticians 5 Database Analyst
Occupation: Statisticians Education/Preparation: 5 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst
Bioinformatics Technicians 4 Database Technician
Occupation: Bioinformatics Technicians Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Technician
Business Intelligence Analysts 4 Business Database Analyst; Marketing Database Analyst
Occupation: Business Intelligence Analysts Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Business Database Analyst; Marketing Database Analyst
Computer Programmers 4 Database Programmer
Occupation: Computer Programmers Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Programmer
Computer Systems Analysts 4 Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Occupation: Computer Systems Analysts Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst; Database Design Analyst
Data Warehousing Specialists 4 Database Specialist
Occupation: Data Warehousing Specialists Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Specialist
Database Administrators 4 Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA); 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; Internet Database Specialist; SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Cyber Database Administrator (Cyber DBA); 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; Internet Database Specialist; SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Database Architects 4 Database Analyst; Database Architect; Database Computer Consultant; Database Consultant; Database Design Analyst; Database Designer; Database Developer; Database Engineer; Database Manager; Database Modeler; Database Programmer; Database Software Consultant; Database Software Tech (Database Software Technician); Database Specialist; DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist); Internet Database Specialist
Occupation: Database Architects Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Analyst; Database Architect; Database Computer Consultant; Database Consultant; Database Design Analyst; Database Designer; Database Developer; Database Engineer; Database Manager; Database Modeler; Database Programmer; Database Software Consultant; Database Software Tech (Database Software Technician); Database Specialist; DBMS Specialist (Database Management System Specialist); Internet Database Specialist
Information Security Analysts 4 Database Security Expert
Occupation: Information Security Analysts Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Security Expert
Information Technology Project Managers 4 Database Administration Project Manager; Database Development Project Manager
Occupation: Information Technology Project Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Database Administration Project Manager; Database Development Project Manager
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 3 Geographic Information Systems Database Administrator (GIS Database Administrator)
Occupation: Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Computer Database Management Systems-Related Jobs: Geographic Information Systems Database Administrator (GIS Database Administrator)

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Information Technology Project Managers

Description: Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Establish and execute a project communication plan.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Staffing Organizational Units: Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
Analyze security of systems, network, or data.
Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
Collect data about customer needs.
Coordinate resource procurement activities.
Develop detailed project plans.
Develop guidelines for system implementation.
Develop information communication procedures.
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
Identify information technology project resource requirements.
Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.
Manage budgets for appropriate resource allocation.
Manage information technology projects or system activities.
Monitor financial information.
Participate in staffing decisions.
Prepare analytical reports.
Supervise information technology personnel.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 84 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Analyze performance of systems or equipment.
Activity: Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles.
Activity: Assign work to others.
Activity: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions.
Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems.
Activity: Determine resource needs of projects or operations.
Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.
Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures.
Activity: Direct scientific or technical activities.
Activity: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies.
Activity: Manage budgets or finances.
Activity: Monitor financial data or activities.
Activity: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards.
Activity: Perform recruiting or hiring activities.
Activity: Plan work activities.
Activity: Present research or technical information.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Data base user interface and query software:
Amazon Web Services AWS software
ServiceNow
Structured query language SQL
Development environment software:
Microsoft Azure software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
SAP software
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software:
Atlassian Confluence
Atlassian JIRA
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
IBM SPSS Statistics
SAS
The MathWorks MATLAB
Application server software:
Docker
GitHub
Red Hat OpenShift
Spring Boot
Business intelligence and data analysis software:
Apache Spark
Tableau
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Slack
Cloud-based management software:
IBM WebSphere MQ
Splunk Enterprise
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Revit
Configuration management software:
Chef
Puppet
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Salesforce software
Data base management system software (scroll table below):
Amazon DynamoDB
Apache Cassandra
Apache Hadoop
Apache Hive
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
MySQL
NoSQL
Oracle PL/SQL
Teradata Database
Data base reporting software:
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below):
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
Amazon Redshift
IBM DB2
Microsoft Access
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle Database
Transact-SQL
Data mining software:
Google Analytics
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe InDesign
Development environment software (scroll table below):
Apache Kafka
Apache Maven
C
Eclipse IDE
Go
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft PowerShell
Microsoft Team Foundation Server
Microsoft Visual Basic
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
Microsoft Visual Studio
Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Ruby
Document management software:
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise application integration software:
Extensible markup language XML
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
Enterprise resource planning ERP software:
Oracle PeopleSoft
SAP ERP
Expert system software:
Ansible software
File versioning software:
Apache Subversion SVN
Git
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcGIS software
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Creative Cloud software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Trimble SketchUp Pro
Medical software:
Epic Systems
Object or component oriented development software (scroll table below):
C#
C++
jQuery
Oracle Java
Perl
Python
R
Scala
Swift
Object oriented data base management software:
Hibernate ORM
PostgreSQL
Operating system software (scroll table below):
Apple macOS
Bash
Linux
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Shell script
UNIX
UNIX Shell
Process mapping and design software:
Microsoft Visio
Program testing software:
JUnit
Selenium
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Teams
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Sales and marketing software:
Marketo Marketing Automation
Video conferencing software:
Cisco Webex
Web page creation and editing software:
Facebook
Web platform development software (scroll table below):
AJAX
Apache Tomcat
Cascading style sheets CSS
Django
Google Angular
Hypertext markup language HTML
JavaScript
JavaScript Object Notation JSON
Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Microsoft ASP.NET
Node.js
PHP
React
Spring Framework
Word processing software:
Google Docs
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Access software:
Citrix cloud computing software
Accounting software:
Tax software
Analytical or scientific software:
Minitab
StataCorp Stata
Application server software:
Code hosting software
Oracle WebLogic Server
Red Hat WildFly
Backup or archival software:
Veritas NetBackup
Business intelligence and data analysis software:
IBM Cognos Impromptu
MicroStrategy
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Qlik Tech QlikView
Calendar and scheduling software:
Scheduling software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Glasscubes
Google Drive
Wrike
Cloud-based management software:
IBM WebSphere
Clustering software:
VMware
Communications server software:
IBM Domino
Computer aided design CAD software:
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Computer based training software:
Blackboard software
Edulastic
Configuration management software:
IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM
Perforce Helix software
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
Oracle Eloqua
Data base management system software:
Amazon Kinesis
Apache Pig
Apache Solr
Relational database management software
Data base reporting software:
SAP Crystal Reports
Data base user interface and query software (scroll table below):
Airtable
Canonical Launchpad
Daptiv PPM
Edgewell Trac
Feng Office Collaboration Platform
FileMaker Pro
Hewlett Packard HP Project Portfolio Management Solution
Issue tracking system software
MantisBT
Objective Decision Contactizer Pro
Oracle JDBC
Planisware
QSM SLIM Suite
QuickBase business management software
Xplanner
Desktop communications software:
Skype
Desktop publishing software:
Microsoft Publisher
Development environment software (scroll table below):
Adobe ActionScript
AnthillPro
Apache Ant
Apache Continuum
Apache Gump
Common business oriented language COBOL
CruiseControl
easyCIS
ElectricCloud ElectricCommander
FinalBuilder
Fog Creek Software FogBugz
IBM Rational Build Forge
Integrated development environment IDE software
JetBrains Team City
LuntBuild
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
OpenMake Software Meister
OpenMake Software Mojo
pm ase QuickBuild
SmartBear Software Automated Build Studio
Tigris Cabie
Document management software:
Document management system software
O3spaces Workplace
Electronic mail software:
IBM Notes
Microsoft Exchange
Enterprise application integration software:
Atlassian Bamboo
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Enterprise resource planning ERP software (scroll table below):
Clarity Systems IBM Clarity
Collaborative application lifecycle management ALM software
Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics GP
NetSuite ERP
Oracle Fusion Applications
Oracle Hyperion
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
Planview Process Builder
Project portfolio management PPM software
Project.net
SAP Business Objects
Vitria M3O Operational Intelligence
Enterprise system management software:
IBM Power Systems software
Kforge
File versioning software:
Continuous integration software
Version control software
Financial analysis software:
Delphi Technology
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Geographic information system:
Geographic information system GIS software
Graphical user interface development software:
Salesforce Visualforce
Graphics or photo imaging software:
JamBoard
Human resources software:
Human resource management software HRMS
Oracle Taleo
Industrial control software:
Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Information retrieval or search software:
LexisNexis
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software:
Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
Medical software:
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Metadata management software:
Quest Erwin Data Modeler
Mobile location based services software:
Resource management software
Network monitoring software:
Nagios
Wireshark
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software:
Virtual private networking VPN software
Object or component oriented development software (scroll table below):
Advanced business application programming ABAP
Apache Groovy
Jupyter Notebook
Microsoft ActiveX
Objective C
Operating system software (scroll table below):
Cisco IOS
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Job control language JCL
KornShell
Oracle Solaris
Ubuntu
Pattern design software (scroll table below):
MatchWare MindView
Mind mapping software
MindGenius
MPI Micro Planner X-Pert
NovaMind Merlin Project Manager
Portal server software:
Apache HTTP Server
Program testing software:
Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Project management software (scroll table below):
24SevenOffice Project
Actano Rplan
AEC Software FastTrack Schedule
AMS REALTIME Projects
Ascensio Systems TeamLab
Assembla
AtTask
Automation Centre TrackerSuite.Net
Basecamp
BrightWork pmPoint
CA Technologies CA Clarity PPM for IT Governance
Central Desktop
Clarizen
Countersoft Gemini
CS Odessa ConceptDraw Project
Digital Crew Teamwork Project Manager
Disarea 5pm
dotProject
Element Software Copper
Endeavour Agile ALM
Experience in Software Project KickStart
Forum One Communications ProjectSpaces
GanttProject
HyperOffice Collaboration Suite
i-lign
InLoox
Intellisys Project Desktop
Intland Software codeBeamer
Kidasa Milestones Professional
KOffice.org Kplato
KommandCore
LiquidPlanner
Logic Software Easy Projects.NET
Madrigal Soft Tools Delegator
MinuteMan Systems MinuteMan Project Management Software
Ninian Huddle
OfficeWork Software TurboProject
Open Dynamics Collabtive
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Project Management
Palbridge Ubidesk
Planbox
Project Manager Online ProjectManager.com
Project-Open
ProjectLibre
Projecturf
Redmine
Sciforma
SharedPlan Software SharedPlan Pro
Siemens Teamcenter
Smartsheet
Standpipe Studios Vertabase
Stylite eGroupWare
TaskJuggler
TeamDynamixHE
Tenrox Project Workforce Management
The Omni Group OmniPlan
ThoughtWorks Studio Mingle
Unawave
VSCOnline VPMi
WBS Goplan
web2project
Zoho Projects
Requirements analysis and system architecture software:
Unified modeling language UML
Sales and marketing software:
Google Ads
Transaction security and virus protection software:
McAfee
NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
Transaction server software:
Customer information control system CICS
Video conferencing software:
Google Meet
LogMeIn GoToMeeting
Video creation and editing software:
Apple Final Cut Pro
Screencast-O-Matic
Web page creation and editing software:
Adobe Dreamweaver
Web platform development software (scroll table below):
Apache Struts
Backbone.js
Drupal
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Enterprise JavaBeans
Ext JS
Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
LAMP Stack
Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
Ruby on Rails
Word processing software:
3M Post-it App
Microsoft OneNote
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 38.1 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 23.8 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 19.1 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
Frequency of Attainment: 9.5 (%) Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
Frequency of Attainment: 9.5 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 38.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 28.6 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 14.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 9.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Local Salary Information
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Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Information Technology Project Managers" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Project Management Specialists
2 - Management Analysts
3 - Computer and Information Systems Managers
4 - Software Developers
5 - Computer Systems Analysts
6 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
7 - General and Operations Managers
8 - Database Administrators
9 - Network and Computer Systems Administrators
10 - Database Architects
11 - Architectural and Engineering Managers
12 - Administrative Services Managers
13 - Web Administrators
14 - Industrial Engineers
15 - First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
16 - Business Continuity Planners
17 - Document Management Specialists
18 - Operations Research Analysts
19 - Logistics Engineers
20 - Solar Energy Installation Managers


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Interviews

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Step-by-Step

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Career Change

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