Certifications matter more to government contractors. Helps them sell you. Matters less in the private sector. Government stuff is more about the pretty resume. Alot of the people here do not have a degree(I have one) and you would get passed over for government jobs for someone who is clearly weaker because you do not have a degree. Rather silly, but happens. Or you might not get passed over, you might just get offered less money. Also the type of degree matters. They want computer science degrees. I'm doing a masters now and had to take several undergraduate computer science degrees. Though it is not totally related, it is useful stuff. Helps you see Oracle as a software system and not just as a product. Though its not 100% essential. > > From: Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/06/09 Wed PM 04:05:52 EDT > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Future DBA job outlook > > Sorry, I'm not even sure I'm comfortable with my accountant knowing > what my salary is. > > And salary ranges vary wildly even within very close geographic regions > -- as an example, I work in NYC. Long Island, which is less than 30 > miles from NYC has significantly lower salary ranges for people with > the same level of experience. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------