Median salary:$84,950

Recommended languages: It depends on the platform you are using, but generally your procedural language with whatever language is used on your company’s platform.

A database administrator will set up, upgrade and test a database according to what a company needs. A part of this is to implement security measures as well as storing and organizing information on the database. This means that being organized, and paying attention to detail are important traits to be successful in this field. Also, communication skills are important since it is likely that you will be on a team. Typically, a database administrator needs a bachelor degree in a computer-related field and/or a certification for a certain database platform. They are also normally on call, since maintenance is a ongoing process.

For more information on this job go to the link below which is also where I got most of this information.

https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/database-administrator