Database Administrator (DBA) vs Product Designer
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Pay
Database Administrator
$137,500 typical, a year
Most DBAs earn $116,500 to $153,800 a year.
From 247 postings that list pay
797 open jobs now
Product Designer
$166,500 typical, a year
Most Product Designers earn $140,000 to $194,300 a year.
From 838 postings that list pay
1,661 open jobs now
Product Designers typically earn about $29,000 more a year than DBAs.
What each one does
Database Administrator
- Install, configure, and maintain database software and systems.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot database objects and code.
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance.
- Collaborate with development teams to design and support database solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Product Designer
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design new features and user interfaces.
- Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to visualize and test design concepts.
- Conduct user research and testing to understand user needs and improve product usability.
- Design and maintain a consistent design system to ensure visual and functional consistency.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into design solutions.
- Communicate design decisions clearly to stakeholders and present work effectively.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Database Administrator
More common in DBA postings
- SQL Server 5 in 10 postings
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Database Administration 4 in 10 postings
- Oracle 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administrator 3 in 10 postings
- PostgreSQL 3 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Database Security 3 in 10 postings
- Database Monitoring 3 in 10 postings
- SQL Performance Tuning 3 in 10 postings
Product Designer
More common in Product Designer postings
- Design Systems 6 in 10 postings
- Figma 5 in 10 postings
- Product Design 5 in 10 postings
- Prototyping 5 in 10 postings
- UX/UI Design 5 in 10 postings
- Design 3 in 10 postings
- Wireframes 2 in 10 postings
- User-Centered Design 2 in 10 postings
- Information Architecture 1 in 10 postings
- Generative AI 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Database Administrator
Database Administrator (Hybrid - Greensboro, NC)
Ovation HealthcarePay not stated Cone Health - Greensboro, NC HybridOraclePostgreSQLSQLSQL ServerWindows Server +5- Pay not stated Remote (Any State); Stafford, VA, USOracleOracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC)Oracle R12STIGsOracle BI Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) +5
Database Eng III
Amazon$155,542 - $197,400/yrstated Redmond, Washington, USAPostgreSQLLinuxMySQLPythonPerl +12
Product Designer
- Pay not stated Virtual, USReactProduct DesignFigmaPrototypingGenerative AI +7
- $126,400 - $189,600/yrstated Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America OnsiteFigmaUser-Centered DesignDesign SystemsUsabilityUX/UI Design +4
Seasonal Product Designer
The Sports Index$30 - $35/hr Employer statedInglewood, California, United States HybridFigmaInDesignAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe PhotoshopDesign Systems +7
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