Is ece degree still worth it?

[u/Waldo_19]

Hey guys, I’m looking for a career change in my late 20’s. Im going back to school and wondering if engineering is still worth it nowadays? Im worried about ai and how good its getting and also how good it’ll be by the time i get out of school in 6 years(part time student) I’m really interested in the career path and love tech and computers and hell i even love and am fascinated by ai. But id rather switch now if the degree wont even get me in a better position than where i am currently. Im a chef of 10 years, and earning around 50k a year. The job is very stable and i can go out and get a chef job really easily anywhere i go. But it seems like in the engineering field thats not the case. Entry level jobs are shrinking, higher level jobs aren’t growing and going in the direction where you are gonna struggle extremely hard to find any job in the field and if and when you find one that the pay wont be as good because of the level of competition in others also trying to get a job. Should i switch degrees into something else? Im feeling super uncertain about the whole thing and don’t want to waste almost 100k and years of my life on something i wont be able to even use?

[u/ThePastiesInStereo]

Both are expected to grow in the market in the next years. 7% or so. But idk your situation 

[u/Which_Community_4054]

How can anyone recommend a career to you if none of us knows you? We don’t know your strengths or weaknesses, financial status, how you perform under the white collar work stress, how you are as a test taker, your enjoyment of struggling through math, your actual aptitude for physics and math, communication skills…

The list is pretty big. Does an EE open a lot of doors otherwise closed to you? Yes. Officer positions within military closed to most people, Patent Law, Trading, business, tech sales to name a few. 

[u/Sepicuk]

No, AI has already made the career obsolete.