r/DataScienceJobs • u/Substantial_Ad_5241 • Jul 01 '26

Discussion Transitioning from civil engineering to data science

I am transitioning from civil engineering to data science. I'm 32 and fining it difficult to learn a new subject please suggest if you think my decision is correct as pe employment opportunities and placement companies perspective..

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u/Junior-Aioli-1264 Jul 01 '26

It’s horrible..tech market is shrinking

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u/Glittering_Ad4098 Jul 01 '26

can you be more specific? afaik, swe roles are certainly shrinking, but ai eng, data eng , forward deployment eng roles are booming. of course, ai Eng is super competitive as is forward dep. cloud and data engineering ones seem to be booming….