Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Database administrator to big data archive librarian

A database administrator already meets 43% of what the big data archive librarian role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From database administrator
43 % overlap
Partial match
To big data archive librarian
33 You already bring
14 Still to learn
73 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.3/ 100

1 How much of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do is already part of a database administrator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the big data archive librarian role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A big data archive librarian role treats 9 of its required skills as things a database administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • business intelligence
  • data models
  • database development tools
  • database management systems
  • maintain database performance
  • maintain database security

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A big data archive librarian role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a database administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain database performance working with computers
  • already held maintain database security working with computers
  • already held design database backup specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held MarkLogic information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held TripleStore information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Oracle Relational Database information and communication technologies (icts)

All 33 carried skills, including the 9 the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain data entry requirements required
  • still to learn manage data required
  • still to learn manage digital archives required
  • still to learn analyse big data required
  • still to learn manage content metadata required
  • optional, not held manage data collection systems optional
  • optional, not held manage information access aids optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 12 supplementary
  • still to learn data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • still to learn database required
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
03 working with computers 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn digital data processing required
  • still to learn manage ICT data classification required
  • optional, not held integrate ICT data optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held normalise data optional
  • optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held digitise documents optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • still to learn digital curation required
  • still to learn digitization required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn write database documentation required
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a big data archive librarian role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 33 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held business intelligence knowledge
  • already held data models knowledge
  • already held database development tools knowledge
  • already held database management systems knowledge
  • already held maintain database performance skill
  • already held maintain database security skill
  • already held manage database skill
  • already held query languages knowledge
  • already held resource description framework query language knowledge
  • already held DB2 knowledge
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
  • already held IBM Informix knowledge
  • already held LDAP knowledge
  • already held LINQ knowledge
  • already held MDX knowledge
  • already held MarkLogic knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Access knowledge
  • already held MySQL knowledge
  • already held N1QL knowledge
  • already held ObjectStore knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Database knowledge
  • already held Oracle Relational Database knowledge
  • already held PostgreSQL knowledge
  • already held SPARQL knowledge
  • already held SQL Server knowledge
  • already held Teradata Database knowledge
  • already held TripleStore knowledge
  • already held XQuery knowledge
  • already held data quality assessment knowledge
  • already held design database backup specifications skill
  • already held design database scheme skill
  • already held information structure knowledge
  • already held perform backups skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn manage archive users guidelines required
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held integrate ICT data optional
  • optional, not held manage data collection systems optional
  • optional, not held manage information access aids optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held normalise data optional
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
  • optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held digitise documents optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
  • optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
34 held skills the big data archive librarian role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role balance database resources skill
  • not needed by the target role create data models skill
  • not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define database physical structure skill
  • not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role distributed computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate relational database management system skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT support skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical training skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use databases skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn digital curation required
  • still to learn data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • still to learn database required
  • still to learn digitization required
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a database administrator become a big data archive librarian?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A database administrator already covers 43% of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do: 33 skills carry over, 9 of which the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

What skills does a database administrator need to become a big data archive librarian?

14 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is digital curation.

How hard is the move from database administrator to big data archive librarian?

Its learning distance is 67.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.