ORDER BY

How can we sort employees by salary?

Beginner⏱ 3 Minutes⭐ 660 XP

🤔 THE QUESTION

How can we sort employees by salary?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

ORDER BY sorts the returned query result set in ascending order by default.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Alphabetical sorting, lowest-to-highest numerical sequencing, chronological timeline ordering.

💻 EXAMPLE

SELECT name, salary
FROM employees
ORDER BY salary;

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