What Does it Take to Be a Data Warehousing Specialist?

Data Warehousing Specialist Job Description Design, model, or implement corporate data warehousing activities. Program and configure warehouses of database information and provide support to warehouse users.

Life as a Data Warehousing Specialist: What Do They Do?

• Develop data warehouse process models, including sourcing, loading, transformation, and extraction.
• Map data between source systems, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Test software systems or applications for software enhancements or new products.
• Perform system analysis, data analysis or programming, using a variety of computer languages and procedures.
• Prepare functional or technical documentation for data warehouses.
• Create plans, test files, and scripts for data warehouse testing, ranging from unit to integration testing.

Data Warehousing Specialist Required Skills

These are the skills Data Warehousing Specialists say are the most useful in their careers:

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Types of Data Warehousing Specialist Jobs

• Data Manager
• Storage Engineer
• Data Warehouse Specialist
• Data Warehousing Engineer
• Data Warehousing Manager

Job Outlook for Data Warehousing Specialists

In the United States, there were 287,200 jobs for Computer Workers in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 9.3% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 26,600 new jobs for Data Warehousing Specialists by 2026. There will be an estimated 22,400 positions for Data Warehousing Specialist per year.

The states with the most job growth for Computer Workers are Washington, California, and Texas.

Watch out if you plan on working in Alaska, Wyoming, or Vermont. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Data Warehousing Specialist Salary

The salary for Computer Workers ranges between about $47,350 and $144,820 a year. The median salary for this occupation is $90,270.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for jobs of this type in different U.S. states.

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
District of Columbia	$117,540
Maryland	$113,330
New Hampshire	$112,440
Virginia	$105,270
California	$103,270
Colorado	$102,470
Connecticut	$100,340
New Jersey	$99,210
Alaska	$98,830
Massachusetts	$92,110
South Carolina	$92,100
Washington	$91,620
New York	$90,750
Texas	$90,290
Georgia	$90,140
Hawaii	$89,960
North Carolina	$88,650
Alabama	$87,060
Pennsylvania	$87,040
Nebraska	$86,230
Arizona	$85,010
West Virginia	$83,660
Missouri	$82,610
Ohio	$82,440
Minnesota	$81,650
Rhode Island	$81,290
Mississippi	$81,280
South Dakota	$81,250
Idaho	$80,610
Maine	$79,790
Oregon	$79,610
New Mexico	$79,540
Kentucky	$79,420
Indiana	$79,310
Kansas	$79,300
Florida	$78,900
Iowa	$78,810
Oklahoma	$78,490
Utah	$76,890
Michigan	$76,400
Wyoming	$75,780
Wisconsin	$74,600
Tennessee	$74,000
Arkansas	$73,670
Nevada	$72,610
Vermont	$72,220
North Dakota	$70,730
Montana	$68,430
Louisiana	$66,600

What Tools do Data Warehousing Specialists Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Data Warehousing Specialists:

• Oracle PL/SQL
• Apache Solr
• Microsoft Project
• Objective C
• The MathWorks MATLAB
• IBM Clarity Systems Clarity
• Oracle Hyperion
• IBM Cognos Impromptu
• Scala
• Microsoft Azure

Where Data Warehousing Specialists Are Employed

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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