Information technology is very influential to human civilization. In any aspect of contemporary life, IT is involved. As Tim O'Reilly quotes, “what new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done.” Technology is the outcome of our demands that opens a lot of career paths. IT transforms traditional work into a much more comfortable but highly skilled job rather than restricting human capabilities. And so, with IT vast offerings, let me think of mine if ever I pursue it.
I believe that the suitable IT career for me would be a database administrator (DBA), specifically being an information system manager. DBA is an IT profession that involves software to store and organize the data to ensure that it's available to users and secure confidential information from unauthorized persons (Black Heights, 2021). Most database managers or administrators build and maintain databases to meet the needs of the organization, which is a close comparison to my current college management course.
DBA has established a name as it ranks 7th in the Best Technology Jobs and 38th in 100 Best Jobs (U.S. News & World Report, n.d.). Aside from it and the good salary, I envision myself enjoying its roles and responsibilities like the leadership to oversee the information. I think I'll be more on maintaining and upgrading the data systems rather than making new application or software. According to ComputerScience.org (2022), DBAs must possess a variety of abilities, as well as fundamental structured query language knowledge and software vendor certifications. Given that it is standardized, it's quite reasonable to have a lot of hard skills. The fact that I currently possess some soft skills, which were minimum requirements, also makes DBA a better career choice for me.
On the other hand, the complexity and stress of securing confidential data are the main issue for this job especially that scams are prevalent nowadays. In business, good information is a competitive advantage and is essential for a company's success. However, one single mistake would be very crucial, and I like this challenge. Knowing that if I chose to study Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, which I passed an admission to at a nearby university, it would be very likely that I would really end up being a database administrator.
Reference:
Black Heights. (2021, August 21). How to become a database administrator and earn 6 figures | Management Information Systems. YouTube. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://youtu.be/p9WEWGsH244
ComputerScience.org. (2022, October 25). Database Administrator. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://www.computerscience.org/careers/database-administrator/#:~:text=Database%20administrators%20need%20at%20least,database%20administration%20or%20information%20technology.
U.S. News & World Report. (n.d.). Database administrator overview. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/database-administrator
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