Data Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
Manages databases and coordinates data collection and analysis for a company or organization. Develops procedures for documentation and data storage. Performs or manages data analysis for studies, projects and reports.
Job Outlook
There were 669 Data Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8091 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Database Architect industry, which includes the Data Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2012:
Salary
Many new Data Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $83,476.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $61,896.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Data Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $61,820.
Education and Experience
Posted Data Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 3% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 55% |
| Master's Degree | 25% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3% |
| Other | 13% |
Posted Data Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 16% |
| 3 to 5 years | 47% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26% |
| 9+ years | 11% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Data Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication Skills (42%)
- Teamwork / Collaboration (34%)
- Research (22%)
- Detail-Oriented (21%)
- Microsoft Excel (21%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Data Management (47%)
- SQL (27%)
- Data Quality (23%)
- Data Governance (22%)
- Project Management (21%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Data Analysis (16%)
- Python (15%)
- Oracle (13%)
- Data Collection (12%)
- Business Process (12%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Master Data Management (MDM) (6%)
- Enterprise Data Management (6%)
- Informatica (5%)
- Data Engineering (5%)
- Big Data (5%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed along with the marginal value: the average salary difference between postings that request that skill and those that do not.
- Enterprise Data Management (6%) – marginal value $12,321
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Data Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Data Governance Manager
- Senior Data Manager
- Manager, Senior Corporate Counsel, Data Center
- Data Delivery Engineer II
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Data Specialist
- Database Architect
- Data Warehouse Developer
- Informatica Developer
- Data Analyst (General)
- Senior Data Analyst
- Database Analyst / Developer
- Data Analyst (Finance)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Data Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Humana (188)
- Travelers (160)
- Parexel (155)
- Iron Mountain Incorporated (141)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (119)
North Carolina
- Guilford County Schools (25)
- Wells Fargo (18)
- Bank of America (18)
- Cumberland County Schools (13)
- Cumberland County School (13)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Geographic Information Systems Graduate Certificates
- Geospatial Information Science and Technology Master's Degrees
- Learning Analytics Graduate Certificates
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.