SQL Developer
Impact: Operational efficiency, Data integrity, Business intelligence
Designs, develops, and maintains robust database solutions, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security for various applications.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $98,000
- Entry-level
- $65,000 - $85,000
- Senior
- $120,000 - $150,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 8% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- High to 80-120% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- SQL
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- Data Modeling
- ETL
- Stored Procedures
- T-SQL/PL/SQL
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior SQL Developer
- SQL Developer
- Senior SQL Developer
- Database Architect/Engineer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to complex problem-solving and design aspects
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.6/10
- Meaning
- 3.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.8/10
- Social perception
- Moderate