SUBREDDIT: r/AskReddit
TITLE: IT career advice needed, please help...
POST: I'm a 30yo Level 1 Helpdesk analyst making 40k a year who's looking to broaden his professional horizons (read: get a higher paying job). I've recently started eyeballing a Database Administration Certificate Program at a local community college. Can any DBA's out there tell me what education I'll need, what the pay is like and what your general day to day is like? Thanks in advance.
TL;DR: 
5yr lvl1 IT helpdesk worker bee interested in DBA program/or another route in IT that will up my earning potential and not suck my soul.