| Embarking on a career in technology has a number of | | | | prospective employer utilizes and begin improving |
| benefits, including a higher average starting salary | | | | your skills with the system. |
| range. Whether you are pursuing your first degree in | | | | For those working with Oracle, you should work with |
| the technical field or transitioning from another | | | | materials in the Oracle Certified Professional program |
| career, the database administrator salary scale | | | | which allows you to earn an initial certification as an |
| provides an increase over most other career fields. In | | | | Oracle Certified Associate. The Associate certification |
| order to earn a salary towards the higher end of the | | | | will allow you to work in most professional |
| pay scale, it is necessary to earn certain certifications | | | | organizations, although to earn promotions to higher |
| which will allow you to be competitive for a wider | | | | roles you will have to take a further exam to |
| range of DBA jobs. | | | | become a Certified Professional and then a Certified |
| Companies hire database administrators to help more | | | | Master. |
| effectively manage information. The administrators | | | | Microsoft has a broader array of certifications, |
| help manage databases, including performing backups, | | | | ranging from the Certified Application Specialist |
| security checks and upgrades to keep data both | | | | program, which gives you expertise in Access and |
| safe and accessible. With the growing importance of | | | | Office, as well as the more analytical Certified |
| data in corporate decision making, ensuring the | | | | Technical Specialist. As a Technical Specialist, you can |
| uptime of a database is among the essential | | | | begin working with the Microsoft SQL servers which |
| components of modern corporate organization. Each | | | | many professional organizations run, and can work |
| company utilizes a unique set of databases from a | | | | toward further Technical certifications in Business |
| number of vendor providers, led by main provides | | | | Intelligence and Database Development. Those |
| Oracle, mySQL and Microsoft. Database | | | | seeking the highest salaries in Microsoft companies |
| administrators seeking the highest possible salary | | | | should train for a Certified Information Technology |
| range should actively work to gain and improve their | | | | Professional credential, which is the most respected |
| certifications. | | | | Microsoft certification. |
| If you're on the path to a career in database | | | | As more companies turn to open source technology, |
| administration, make sure to both develop a core | | | | MySQL certifications ranging from Associates to |
| competency in computer science and database | | | | Certified Administrator and Developers allow you to |
| technology, as well as gaining work experience during | | | | progress to higher salary ranges within companies |
| your training. By developing a broad understanding of | | | | utilizing mySQL. Taking advantage of training |
| development software, you will put yourself in a | | | | programs will help further your career both within |
| position that you can master a number of programs | | | | your current organization, as well as opening up |
| and can transition from one to another if necessary. | | | | opportunities for career options in other companies. |
| Determine which database vendor which your | | | | |