You don't have to be a professional database administrator to manage and manipulate information efficiently -- anyone can create a spreadsheet in Excel or on Google Drive and use it to organize data.
A recent salary survey indicates that database-related jobs provide good job security, and don't rank too badly on the salary side of things, either. Visual Studio Magazine's 2012 .NET Developer ...
According to Visual Studio Magazine's 2012 .NET Developer Salary Survey, database-related jobs provide good job security and competitive salaries. The survey noted that, "In terms of top job functions ...