Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.

“Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.” is a core task performed by Database Administrators. Among the occupation's 18 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#9 most important). About 98% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Plan work activities. in Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Direct scientific or technical activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes. · importance 4.0
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure. · importance 3.9
• Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance. · importance 3.9
• Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database. · importance 3.8
• Test changes to database applications or systems. · importance 3.8
• Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications. · importance 3.7
• Train users and answer questions. · importance 3.6
• Provide technical support to junior staff or clients. · importance 3.5
• Develop standards and guidelines for the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information. · importance 3.4
• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system, or direct others in coding descriptions. · importance 3.1
• Develop data model describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software. · importance 3.1
• Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production database. · importance 3.1
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance. · importance 3.0
• Review procedures in database management system manuals to make changes to database. · importance 3.0

See all tasks on the Database Administrators page.

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-1302,
  title  = {Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-1302}
}