Data Warehousing Specialists
On the Job
Data Warehousing Specialists program and design systems that hold data for data analysis or reporting purposes. They provide support to people who use the system. They may test data warehouses for errors, or create documentation about how to use the system.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
- Write computer programming code.
- Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
- Evaluate data quality.
- Create databases to store electronic data.
- Design software applications.
- Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation.
- Develop models of information or communications systems.
- Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology.
- Modify software programs to improve performance.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- Sitting.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Working with a group or team.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
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