>This isn't really chatter but I don't see a category which fits exactly, so here goes. I am looking at an opportunity which involves intensive (3 month) training in either C# or SQL Server. After that the company which offers the training assists you in finding a job. I am trying to decide which technology I want to pursue. From the POV of personal preference I could go either way, with maybe a slight edge to C#. Another factor, obviously, will be employment and salary prospects. I have looked on dice.com and there are 200+ openings for both in my area. (Boy, is that refreshing). Am interested to hear from anyone who thinks one or the other has a better job market, both now and going forward. I am also looking for a good reference for salary information. My googling must not be quite up to speed because so far I have not found anything very specific. Maybe I need a better methodology for finding salary data?
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>Anything I should also be considering?
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>Thanks in advance for any input!

It depends!

In the company I work for, DBAs make more than developers, but like Craig said, they are on call 24 x 7. Most of what they do would be boring to me
(the whole backup thing). SPs and database tuning are interesting, but at Summit, developers write most SPs. Considering everything, I would stay on the developer path. OTOH, I think it is probably harder to off-shore DBA duties.