It is always good to know Java , Perl and Shell programming

DBA's on UNIX are paid more than DBA's on NT. DBA on UNIX is more challenged than on NT

If some one want to grow, he should concentrate on Data Modeling, Designing, DW etc.,

DBA's with Replication Experience and/or OPS are paid high salaries

If one want to become as the Sr. DBA/manager for a Big shop, then he is probably expected to know like SYBASE, and others also as they might have those setups also. At least some knowledge to assign the work to his SUBOrdiantes

UNIX, LINUX are the OS's lead in future also.

After gaining experience, jumping to another database is not a big deal in any case one fails. It is difficult to predict the future. However, most likely there is no threat to Oracle in near future.

I think Oracle DBA's are highly paid than any one else in that category

It can go up Director depends on how you take, if you understand the business model, then you will not do any more DBA' work you will do People Mangement work

DBA's or SYstems Admin's are better always compared to programmers as they come today and go tomorrow

Making money Depends: for 3 to 4 years - $70K. But it waries like last year same experienced person made $100K and this they are not making even more than $60(not true in all cases)


These are my few thougts....

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