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Administrator, Medical Database
 
 
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Summary

ActivitiesWork with medical and scientific database management systems software and determine ways to organize and store data, determine user requirements, set up computer databases, and test and coordinate changes.

OutlookFaster-than-average-job growth

Median Income$73,490 per year in 2010

Work Context & ConditionsGenerally works indoors in environmentally controlled conditions; requires long periods of sitting; requires the use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and requires being very exact and highly accurate.

Minimum Education RequirementsBachelor's Degree

SkillsCritical Thinking, Troubleshooting, Active Learning, Coordination

AbilitiesOral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Originality, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension