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Data Warehousing Specialists

Design, model, or implement corporate data warehousing activities. Program and configure warehouses of database information and provide support to warehouse users.

O*NET 30.3 Database (USDOL/ETA) · occupation code 15-1243.01

What people in this job actually do

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O*NET 30.3 task ratings, importance scale

Skills that matter most

Importance, rated 1 to 5.

Critical Thinking3.9
Reading Comprehension3.9
Active Listening3.5
Speaking3.4
Writing3.2
Active Learning3.0
Mathematics3.0
Monitoring2.9
Learning Strategies2.6
Science1.9

O*NET 30.3 skills, importance scale

Software and tools

A dot marks what O*NET flags as in demand.

Amazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Web Services AWS softwareApache CassandraApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache SparkApache Subversion SVNApple macOSAtlassian JIRABashCC#C++ESRI ArcGIS softwareEclipse IDEExtensible markup language XMLIBM SPSS StatisticsInformatica softwareLinuxMicrosoft .NET FrameworkMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook

O*NET 30.3 software skills · hot-technology flag

What this work is actually like

Conditions rated against the average across all occupations — only what makes this job different is listed.

4 / 5Considerable preparation — a four-year degree plus several years in the field.

O*NET 30.3 Job Zones

Working conditions that stand out

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets−2.0 below average
Health and Safety of Other Workers−1.8 below average
Spend Time Sitting+1.7 above average
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General−1.5 below average
Exposed to Contaminants−1.4 below average
Spend Time Standing−1.4 below average
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions−1.3 below average

O*NET 30.3 work context, frequency scale · observed 2018-08

How people actually get in

Share of workers by the education they hold.

Bachelor's Degree78%
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)4%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)4%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)4%

O*NET 30.2 education, training and experience · observed 2018-08

What kind of person the work suits

Occupational interest profile, rated 1 to 7.

Conventional6.4
Investigative4.8
Enterprising3.0

O*NET 30.2 occupational interests (RIASEC)

What you take with you

Skills rated for how well they transfer into other occupations.

Programming3.8
Complex Problem Solving3.6
Systems Analysis3.5
Judgment and Decision Making3.4
Systems Evaluation3.2
Coordination3.1
Social Perceptiveness3.0
Time Management2.9

O*NET 30.3 transferable skills, importance scale

Knowledge the work draws on

Computers and ElectronicsMathematicsEnglish LanguageDesignEngineering and TechnologyAdministration and Management

Abilities it leans on

Written ComprehensionInformation OrderingOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear Vision

O*NET 30.3 abilities and knowledge, importance scale

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Data SpecialistStorage EngineerAnalytics ManagerBig Data EngineerDatabase SpecialistData Quality AnalystData Warehouse AnalystProduct Data SpecialistData Management ManagerData Warehouse EngineerData Storage SpecialistData Management EngineerData Warehouse DeveloperResearch Data Specialist

O*NET 30.3 job titles reported for this occupation

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What changed since 2020

Comparing O*NET release 25.1 (2020-11-01) with 30.3 (2026-05-01). Signs, not colour alone, carry the meaning. 3 entries that were only relabelled between releases are left out.

Now listed 13

+Quest Erwin Data Modeler+Informatica software+Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS+Operational Data Store ODS software+Perl+Oracle Database+Amazon DynamoDB+SAP NetWeaver BW+NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software+Amazon Simple Storage Service S3+Amazon Web Services AWS software+Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2+Microsoft Power BI

No longer listed 7

Oracle softwareCA Erwin Data ModelerMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting ServicesSAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseSymantecData entry softwarePractical extraction and reporting language Perl

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Also called

Data SpecialistStorage EngineerBig Data EngineerAnalytics ManagerDatabase SpecialistData Quality AnalystData Warehouse AnalystData Management ManagerData Storage SpecialistData Warehouse EngineerProduct Data SpecialistProvider Data Specialist

O*NET 30.3 alternative titles

The same work in Europe

ESCO occupationISCOMatch
data warehouse designer2521.5exact
database integrator2521.4broader
database designer2521.2broader
database developer2521.3broader
database administrator2521.1broader

Official ESCO ↔ O*NET crosswalk (ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA)

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