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From database administrator to database developer

12 of the 20 essential skills of a database developer are already essential for a database administrator — about 60% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from database administrator in the whole taxonomy.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

12
skills carry over
8
would be new
60%
of the target job covered
20
essential skills of a database developer

What a database developer does

Database developers program, implement and coordinate changes to computer databases based on their expertise of database management systems.

What would be new

8 skills

Essential for a database developer and not for a database administrator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

database administratordatabase developerThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a database developer?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.