Big Data
Amfasoft · Fremont, CA
- Cost
- $5,650
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Database Architects
Job ads may call this: Data Officer · Data Engineer · Data Architect · Database Analyst
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Develop and document database architectures.
- Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
- Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
- Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure.
- Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
- Typical pay in California
- $174,923per yearOakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: $170,335
- Projected openings
- 3,880Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 350
- Projected change
- +9.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 49% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 22% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.3%
- High school diploma
- 5%
- Started college, no degree
- 10%
- Two-year degree
- 7%
- Four-year degree
- 49%
- Master's degree
- 26%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Software Developers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Developer · Systems Engineer · Software Engineer · Software Architect
- Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Coordinate installation of software system.
- Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
- Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
- Typical pay in California
- $179,292per yearOakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: $175,788
- Projected openings
- 207,260Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 14,620
- Projected change
- +18.4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 52% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 14% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.5%
- High school diploma
- 2%
- Started college, no degree
- 7%
- Two-year degree
- 4%
- Four-year degree
- 52%
- Master's degree
- 30%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.
This course offers comprehensive, hands-on training in Big Data technologies through a series of real-world, industry-based projects. Designed for aspiring data professionals, the program equips students with the knowledge and practical skills needed to process and analyze large-scale data sets across platforms capable of handling the variety, velocity, and volume characteristic of Big Data.Students will work with a range of Big Data tools and frameworks as part of developing complete solution strategiescovering the end-to-end lifecycle from data ingestion and storage to processing and visualization. The course emphasizes hands-on experience and practical problem-solving to help learners gain confidence in tackling real-time data challenges in diverse industries.Upon completion, students will be prepared to pursue roles such as Big Data Developer, Data Engineer, or Analytics Specialist, with the expertise needed to thrive in data-driven environments.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Ohlone Tri-Cities Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 510-742-2323
39399 Cherry StreetOhlone College Newark: Center for Health Sciences and Technology Room 1211Newark, CA 94560about 2.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. & Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Closed Fridays during Summer)
America`s Job Center of California- FremontAffiliate site
Phone: 510-794-3669
39155 Liberty StreetFremont Family Resource Center ,Suite B200Fremont, CA 94538about 3.7 miles away
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
Has a veterans' representative
North San Jose America`s Job Center of CaliforniaAffiliate site
Phone: 408-216-6200
1901 Zanker RoadSan Jose, CA 95112about 9 miles away
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
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