NoSQL
Skill in demand · Lightcast
NoSQL is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 13 occupations that together employ about 3,661,250 workers, with a median wage of $108,970. Its reach across the occupation map is moderate. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 92nd percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.
This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.
Occupations that need this skill
Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to NoSQL, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).
| Occupation | Workers | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 1,654,440 | $133,080 |
| Blockchain Engineers | 439,380 | $108,970 |
| Information Security Engineers | 439,380 | $108,970 |
| Marketing Managers | 384,980 | $161,030 |
| Data Scientists | 233,440 | $112,590 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 111,400 | $98,090 |
| Industrial Ecologists | 84,930 | $80,060 |
| Web Developers | 78,860 | $90,930 |
| Database Administrators | 73,180 | $104,620 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | 64,770 | $135,980 |
| Bioinformatics Scientists | 59,710 | $93,330 |
| Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | 22,580 | $117,960 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School | 14,200 | $63,620 |
How this skill maps to occupations
The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.
- O*NET software example 13
Datasets behind this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "NoSQL." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/nosql
Singulariki. (2026). NoSQL. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/nosql
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year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.