Tbf, those types of jobs have a higher degree of turnover and thus need slots backfilled more frequently. Trades jobs can be pretty fuckin miserable, especially ones that are incredibly physically demanding as you age.
I got laid off from my software job then took a physical labor job to make ends meet. I got promoted to management and used my software skills to automate most of my job. This is my recommended career path.
Software skills --> Anyone will be able to vibecode a good-enough app within 2-3 years
Domain knowledge --> Top LLMs already have domain knowledge comparable to specialists in whichever field, and are getting less hallucinatory & more accurate every year.
Not being a doomer, no idea what policies make sense going forward, but this is what I observe
Tbf, those types of jobs have a higher degree of turnover and thus need slots backfilled more frequently. Trades jobs can be pretty fuckin miserable, especially ones that are incredibly physically demanding as you age.
I got laid off from my software job then took a physical labor job to make ends meet. I got promoted to management and used my software skills to automate most of my job. This is my recommended career path.
Software skills plus domain knowledge is a good combination, and I think it will remain viable in the future. But who the fuck knows?
Software skills --> Anyone will be able to vibecode a good-enough app within 2-3 years
Domain knowledge --> Top LLMs already have domain knowledge comparable to specialists in whichever field, and are getting less hallucinatory & more accurate every year.
Not being a doomer, no idea what policies make sense going forward, but this is what I observe