I have a friend who’s in his late 40’s and has been coding his entire career. I asked him if miners and construction workers could simply learn to code (knowing the answer)
He said that it’s getting so intense that even after a career in the business he’s often challenged. No way a guy who may use his laptop for emails and occasional word processing will ever simply learn to code.
That’s like me. I know how to use a few basic computer things and have less than zero interest in ever at any point developing any greater interest. I don’t know and I don’t care
No way on average can a blue collar worker switch to coding... it requires a college degree... and... even in this field the H1B visa are taking over...
So even if they manage to get the degree... it is hard to get your foot in the door given the big in-sourcing companies control the supply... and the increasing numbers are foreign workers...
Project Management is a better alternative... but that to is hard to break into... but it is sti dominated by Americans...
I understand. I was channeling gropey joe who told coal miners they needed to learn to code with the loss of mining jobs.