DBA Job Profile as Career

Hi Guys
I am currently working on PL/SQL and ORACLE Database. I am thinking of choosing Oacle DBA as my career path.
I'd like to know how's the growth of DBA's (in terms of salary) and scope in IT industry (in INDIA) compare to other IT job profile .
I heard that DBA's have to work for long hours , it's kind of boring job ,DBA's have to provide support 24 hours and there is no personal life for DBA's, Is it true guys?
I want to know how is DBA's job profile considering salary , personal life and all other aspects so I can choose DBA path on long term basis.
Please give me your suggestion guys.

summee wrote:
Thanks sb92075 for reply
I heard DBA's have to work 24*7 in shifts to maintain databases in Production Environment.All DBA's have to do so or there are other scenarios also.
And in which case or what kind of project DBA's work in normal working hours.
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All DBA's have to do so or there are other scenarios also
Well, that pretty well sums it up ... either all DBA's work 24*7 ... or they don't.
Don't you suppose that what is required of a DBA .. of anyone .. at a particular company ... at any company ... depends on the particular company and it's business requirements?
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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
(Lewis Carroll - Through the Looking Glass)
And so it is with job titles. Any given job title means only and exactly what the organization chooses it to mean -- "neither more nor less".
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You have to ask yourself why you think you want to become a dba .. or any other profession. Is it for the money? Do you enjoy walking a tightrope without a net? Is the money worth it? I've been reading a lot of Benjamin Franklin lately. One of his favorite phrases is "don't spend too much for the whistle." Or one of my favorites, "Don't spend you life climbing a ladder just to discover it was leaning against the wrong wall."

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