[rip747]

That is why i'm working to get all the certifications I can to become a full time DBA (database administrator). For some reason companies want young programmers, but old time database administrators. I guess when it comes to data integrity, experience and being stuck in your ways counts more.

[bsg75]

DBAs tend to be a little less to jump on the bleeding edge. Development is (sometimes) about trends, being closer to the marketing, where DBA are the keepers of the gold.

That said, being a DBA is not always a stable life. Depending on the organization (or the lack of it) there can be late night firedrills, off hours maintenance / migrations, calls to fix data wounded by bleeding edges. A good DBA can mitigate these problems, given adequate support by management - IOW given the authority to do so.

[davelnewton]

This is at least partially because young people don't want to be DBAs.