Automation index

How much of a Database administrator’s job can AI already do?

An explain plan and a backup script write. Recovering a corrupt database on a Sunday does not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

#76 / 623

Database administrator

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Tuning, indexes and execution plans. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Backups, jobs and docs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Incidents, locks and restores. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	20%	+3.2
Schema changes with development. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Permissions, audit and PII. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Capacity, cost and engine choice. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

23%

#316 / 623

CCTV technician

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Plan, FOV and the recorder. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Fit, focus and the backlight that blinds. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Network, PoE and the disk that fills. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Data-protection law, signs and the client who wants the whole street. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Residents, the porter and the illegal angle. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
See the face, and not recording extra. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		23%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low