I think that dhoti is lying. DBA is more critical job than SQL development job. You have to prepare yourself for 24/7 support as well as it requires deep architecture of db system. Additionally you need to have some scripting knowledge should there require some automation tasks, continous monitoring of production servers ,query optimization , sizing of db , security and most of all you can't make mistakes. So they pay you more for dba compared to developer but that comes with more responsibility. A small mistake can cost you a job. So make sure to prepare yourself for all kind of crisis that you ae going to encounter in the field. I have seen couple of firing incidents within my friend circle because of some minor incidents working as dba. It seems like you only have done training but dba is kind of job which requires few years of hands on experience. If that is the case try developer job first. You will thank yourself. Sorry I don't know any marketing consultancies.