Re: Oracle Certification

From: Michael Austin <maustin_at_firstdbasource.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:17:49 -0400
Message-ID: <3CCB4DBD.EC7B6588@firstdbasource.com>

"m. fowler" wrote:
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> Don Burleson already has, in this excellent article:
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> http://www.dba-oracle.com/art_ocp_insider.htm
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> > Can anyone comment?

From the referenced link:

"First, let’s consider the value of Oracle certification. The Oracle certification exams cost $125 each; somecertifications require up to five exams. The total for all tests and additional study materials (books, classes, etc.) make Oracle certification a sizable investment, but the reward available in today’s job market makes it seem worthwhile.

Many people wishing to enter IT note the high pay for Oracle DBAs, ranging from $75,000 to $140,000 per year for employees. That figure goes up to $300,000 per year for Oracle DBA consultants. Many students believe an Oracle certification is the ticket to a guaranteed job in Oracle database administration. However, Oracle certification is just one of many criteria evaluated by prospective employers."

Price is the main criteria these days.

While this was true Pre-June 2001, and with the bust of most of the .com's coupled with all of the "developer" DBA wannabe's, an Oracle DBA Consultant will do good to break $85K. Because it has become a "buzz word" some companies will take a "dba" with 1 year experience with OCP over a Sr Consultant (ie 6+years). Why? Mainly because they work real cheap. Sure, there may be questions you can't answer off the top off of your head, but, having been there, done that, you at least know what needs to be done and can find the information on how to get it done. I personally don't recall all of the syntax for every minute detail of the database, but the difference here is to know what needs to be done and find the syntax that will accomplish the task. Knowing how to recover the database in the proper sequence is much more important than knowing the exact syntax for each situation. If you know the situation, finding the syntax of the commands necessary is easy.

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Michael Austin            Registered Linux User #261163
First DBA Source, Inc.    http://www.firstdbasource.com

Received on Sat Apr 27 2002 - 20:17:49 CDT