Automation index

Can AI do the work of a Database administrator?

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

It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

IS WORK OVER?

Database administrator

28%

AI or a robot can already do 28% of this job.

#48 / 103

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Tuning, indexes and execution plans. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	22%	48%	+10.6
Backups, jobs and docs. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	42%	+7.6
Incidents, locks and restores. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	20%	+3.2
Schema changes with development. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	15%	+2.4
Permissions, audit and PII. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	18%	+2.5
Capacity, cost and engine choice. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		28%

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