Hello It takes lots of effor to become DBA or database specialist First you need to decide than in which you should go for like : - Oracle , MySql , Sql server etc You need outstanding skills like few of : - operational skill - logical and technical skill - great decision making skill etc.. And yes salary bas is really hight and increasingly Note : Nowadays most of the company require some cerification [which actually does not matter at some point of time] Like : oracle certified , sql server certified etc Just follow few links for certification : Oracle : http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=654&get_params=p_id:50 Sql server : https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/learning/mcdba-certification.aspx And find other certification for another platforms Thanks