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MySQL is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Data base management system software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 50 occupations that together employ about 13,473,250 workers, with a median wage of $101,165. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 88th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists MySQL, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Search Marketing Strategists 861,140 $76,950
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Loss Prevention Managers 630,980 $136,550
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Blockchain Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Web Administrators 439,380 $108,970
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Validation Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340
Video Game Designers 111,400 $98,090
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Operations Research Analysts 107,760 $91,290
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 97,890 $80,190
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Remote Sensing Technicians 71,400 $60,130
Data Warehousing Specialists 64,770 $135,980
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Bioinformatics Scientists 59,710 $93,330
Writers and Authors 47,800 $72,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Biostatisticians 29,800 $103,300
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 22,580 $117,960
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 22,510 $99,240
Physicists 21,340 $166,290
Economists 15,880 $115,440
Environmental Economists 15,880 $115,440
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 14,200 $63,620
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 6,770 $101,020
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 5,550 $40,100
Bioinformatics Technicians 4,660 $71,490
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4,100 $78,630
Desktop Publishers 4,000 $53,620
Mathematicians 2,220 $121,680
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1,310 $100,830
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use MySQL. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Loss Prevention Managers Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Remote Sensing Technicians Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists Online Merchants Computer Network Support Specialists Desktop Publishers Training and Development Specialists Computer Systems Analysts AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use MySQL, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Data base management system software category.

Sources for 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.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "MySQL." 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/software/mysql

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Singulariki. (2026). MySQL. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/mysql

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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/mysql}
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