Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Database integrator to big data archive librarian

A database integrator already meets 47% of what the big data archive librarian role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From database integrator
47 % overlap
Partial match
To big data archive librarian
40 You already bring
15 Still to learn
73 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.7/ 100

1 How much of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do is already part of a database integrator’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 8 of its required skills as things a database integrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • business intelligence
  • data extraction, transformation and loading tools
  • database
  • database management systems
  • manage data
  • query languages

What stands in the way is 15 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 40 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 integrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held data extraction, transformation and loading tools information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held IBM InfoSphere DataStage information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held IBM InfoSphere Information Server information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Informatica PowerCenter information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Oracle Data Integrator information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Oracle Warehouse Builder information and communication technologies (icts)

All 40 carried skills, including the 8 the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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 digital archives required
  • still to learn analyse big data required
  • still to learn manage content metadata required
  • still to learn manage database 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 working with computers 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn digital data processing required
  • still to learn maintain database performance required
  • still to learn maintain database security required
  • still to learn manage ICT data classification required
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held normalise data optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held creatively use digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held digitise documents optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn data models required
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • still to learn digital curation required
  • still to learn digitization required
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn manage archive users guidelines required
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional

4 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 40 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held business intelligence knowledge
  • already held data extraction, transformation and loading tools knowledge
  • already held database knowledge
  • already held database management systems knowledge
  • already held manage data skill
  • already held query languages knowledge
  • already held resource description framework query language knowledge
  • already held write database documentation skill
  • already held CA Datacom/DB knowledge
  • already held DB2 knowledge
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
  • already held IBM InfoSphere DataStage knowledge
  • already held IBM InfoSphere Information Server knowledge
  • already held IBM Informix knowledge
  • already held Informatica PowerCenter 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 Data Integrator knowledge
  • already held Oracle Relational Database knowledge
  • already held Oracle Warehouse Builder knowledge
  • already held Pentaho Data Integration knowledge
  • already held PostgreSQL knowledge
  • already held QlikView Expressor knowledge
  • already held SAP Data Services knowledge
  • already held SAS Data Management knowledge
  • already held SPARQL knowledge
  • already held SQL Server knowledge
  • already held SQL Server Integration Services knowledge
  • already held Teradata Database knowledge
  • already held TripleStore knowledge
  • already held XQuery knowledge
  • already held information structure knowledge
  • already held integrate ICT data skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held design database backup specifications optional
  • optional, not held design database scheme optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held data quality assessment optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held apply information security policies optional
  • optional, not held data quality assessment optional
  • optional, not held design database backup specifications optional
  • optional, not held design database scheme optional
  • optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality 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 perform backups 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
27 held skills the big data archive librarian role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
  • not needed by the target role balance database resources skill
  • not needed by the target role create database diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role define integration strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role design application interfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
  • not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role inter-organisational middleware system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT legacy implication skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT semantic integration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role system design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use interface description language skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
  • not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
8 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 models required
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • still to learn digitization required
  • optional, not held data quality assessment 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 integrator become a big data archive librarian?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A database integrator already covers 47% of what a big data archive librarian is expected to do: 40 skills carry over, 8 of which the big data archive librarian role treats as required.

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

15 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is digital curation.

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

Its learning distance is 63.7 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.