DBA would be a safer bet. As far as programmer, don't pigeon hole yourself as a Java programmer but rather someone who knows how to program. But if you only have a few years of VB then you'll wind up doing maintenance.
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Janet Linsy wrote: > Hi all, > > I need your idea. I got laid off as an Oracle DBA (3 > yrs experience), and it's hard to find a DBA position > here(I'm in Colorado). I had couple of years > experience programming (3 yrs) in VB, and currently > learning JAVA. I'd like to know is JAVA market still > hot? (I can relocate to New Jersey, any memeber in > New Jersey? how is the market over there, for Oracle > DBA or JAVA programmer?) > > What do you think which position is better, Oracle DBA > or Java programmer? Based on compensation, workload, > market demand, etc, etc ... > > Thanks a lot! > > Janet > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Janet Linsy > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Alex INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
