As a Database Administration Coordinator, you work alongside DBAs while supporting the operational and administrative side of database operations — coordinating change management, supporting documentation, tracking projects, and learning the discipline of running data-tier systems. The work tends to be supervised and process-oriented.
Most days mix coordination work with structured learning — tracking change requests, supporting maintenance window scheduling, coordinating with application teams on database changes, helping with documentation, and learning the office's tools and processes. You're often working in enterprise IT or regulated environments, and the database portfolio scale shapes how much coordination vs hands-on work you take on.
What tends to be harder than people expect is the breadth of communication required. Coordinating with application teams, infrastructure, security, and senior DBAs takes steady relationship work, and change-management discipline structures much of the calendar. Mentorship quality, exposure to multiple platforms, and pursuit of DBA-track training shape career growth.
People who tend to thrive here are organized, comfortable communicating across teams, patient with iterative process work, and willing to learn from senior DBAs. If you want pure technical work immediately, hands-on DBA roles may suit. If you like building a foundation in database operations with a coordination-and-process orientation, the early years build a base toward DBA, project lead, or database operations management.
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View all Technology roles →As a Database Administration Coordinator, you work alongside DBAs while supporting the operational and administrative side of database operations — coordinating change management, supporting documentation, tracking projects, and learning the discipline of running data-tier systems. The work tends to be supervised and process-oriented.
Median pay for a Database Administration Coordinator is about $105K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $57K to $161K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, and Active Listening.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 0.7% through 2034, with roughly 73,180 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Database Administration Manager, Information Technology Administrator (IT Administrator), and Administrator (Admin).
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