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Information Assurance, Databases, & Informatics Careers

Professionals in information assurance, databases, and informatics manage, protect, and analyze specialized data and confidential information.

Workers in this field are part of a growing group of professionals. Database experts design and implement ways to store and secure data. Information assurance professionals work to keep that data safe and credible. The growing field of health informatics involves moving health care information into digital records and insurance claims processing.

A career in information assurance, database, and informatics might fit you well if you:

  • Can think clearly and logically about complex data sets
  • Enjoy analyzing and explaining trends in data
  • Like to try and solve problems using numbers
  • Have good organizational habits
Job Title Median
Hourly
Wage		 Typical Education Level Needed Alternative Job Titles
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Informatics Nurse Specialists 		$36.51 * Bachelor's degree Nursing Information Systems Coordinator, Clinical Informatics Director, Clinical Information Systems Director, Clinical Applications Specialist  
Database Administrators
Database Administrators 		$39.70 Bachelor's degree Database Analyst, Database Programmer, Programmer Analyst  
Computer Security Specialists
Computer Security Specialists 		$33.22 * Bachelor's degree Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Network Engineer  
Clinical Data Managers
Clinical Data Managers 		$40.51 * Master's degree Clinical Data Management Manager, Data Management Manager, Clinical Data Management Associate Director  
Medical Record and Health Information Technicians
Medical Record and Health Information Technicians
$18.56 Associate degree  
Database Architects
Database Architects 		N/A * Associate degree Database Designer, Database Developer  

* This represents the wage from the broader occupation. Wage data for this job title are not available.

Indicates better job availability relative to other occupations in Minnesota over the last six months.

Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.