Doesn't every DBA start as a junior DBA? I see DBA's as being a senior level IT postition though, so a senior developer or admin might become a junior DBA. I doubt that I would ever hire somebody straight out of school, or new to IT, as a DBA. I want somebody with some serious battle-scars to watch over our data.
There are some jobs that just need a wide range of experience to be effective at and DBA and Data Architect are some of them. A senior DBA is a candidate to become a junior Data Architect etc... DBA is not an entry level job in my book.
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