Career fit quiz

Is Database Administrator the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the database administrator career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the database administrator job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I like organizing data
Statement 2 of 8I’m careful and detail-oriented
Statement 3 of 8I enjoy troubleshooting performance
Statement 4 of 8I can handle on-call emergencies
Statement 5 of 8I like working behind the scenes
Statement 6 of 8I want a stable tech career
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 4 years plus experience training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $104,620 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Database administrators install, configure, secure, back up and tune databases, making sure organizations’ data is available, accurate and protected.

  • Install, configure and upgrade databases
  • Plan and test backups and recovery
  • Monitor and tune performance
  • Manage user access and security
  • Apply patches and updates

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