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If you decide you want to dive deeper into SQL and consider becoming a DBA, I recommend checking out the book DBA Survivor. That's the book I give to my junior DBAs on day 1, and it has practical easy-to-read advice about how to learn both the technical skills and the non-technical traits that will make you a great DBA. Drop me a line if you have questions and want to learn more.
I would check out the twitter hash code #SQLCareer. A lot of the active SQL Server community (and some folks just active in SQL) blogged about what their day to day is like. This can give you a real world look into what it's like.
There are two books I can recommend as well, the DBA Survivor by Tom Larock and also Data Professionals at work by Malathi Mahadevan.
As far as management goes, this can vary. Some DBA Managers are still very technical and in the day to day, some are so far displaced from it they may have forgotten how to write SQL code.
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I've never had the job, but I am currently learning about databases, Oracle specifically. If you asked this in a a few more months I could offer some realistic help. However, not to waste your time, here is a book that is written for someone in your position. I can't verify its usefulness, but I have read the first several chapters and from a lay perspective the author does seem to know what he is talking about.
The book on Amazon