At 30, you're still young!
If I was starting today, rather than an electrical engineering degree, I'd choose a trade: probably electrician, or plumber.
I know a few kids working for themselves in these trades and they are in unceasing demand.
If I was starting today, rather than an electrical engineering degree, I'd choose a trade: probably electrician, or plumber.
I know a few kids working for themselves in these trades and they are in unceasing demand.
There's plenty of low effort stable jobs available, and being a programmer can be one of them. There's companies out the wazoo who just need a mediocre programmer to work ~40 hours a week. But you could also be a clinical pharmacist, or an accountant, or a supply chain manager.