giantsfan24 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I was alking to one of the IT guys at work and he was telling me that a better career path may be database administration as opposed to being a developer. He was saying the entry level jobs are higher paying and they are more in demand since there are less of them. I wanted to get your thoughts on this? Would it be worth it to abandon developing and moving into DBA or can you do both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The short answer is that I have no idea, but I wouldn't be inclined to take career advice from one IT person. I would actually research this. Regardless of "career path" and "entry level jobs" and "higher paying", the most important questions are: What do you want to do? What can you do? If you'd rather be a developer than a DBA, then be a developer. If you are better suited to being a developer than a DBA, then be a developer. People focus so much on money, but how much money you make is, in the grand scheme of things, a relatively minor issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartleySan Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Don't follow the money. Do what you want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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