After retiring from (non-IT) federal govt work, I did a coding bootcamp 2 years ago at age 55. Was twice the age of most of my classmates.
Now doing front-end work in react-js along with some AWS-cloud-based serversless stuff for a AI/ML startup. Not making $100k yet, but hope to next year.
If nothing else, this second career is serving as an extended Alzheimer’s screening. (Passing so far - I think )
Now if some one could code Joe’s language, the campaign would pay them a fortune!