Graduated with a Petroleum degree in 2014 and been primarily working in production since then. My company is one of the many effected by all of the M&A in the industry and really debating taking the package and using it to change career paths. Wanted to reach out to see if any other PEs or really anyone in general has changed careers. A few ideas I am debating.
I am thinking on going back to school for computer science. Big Data has always interested me and feel it is a valuable tool to have in any industry. If you search "Data Engineer" in Austin, TX for example on LinkedIn search results pull up nearly 1600 jobs. Salary seems competitive to the industry I am currently in and seems healthy and sustainable. Obviously this would require going back to school for a bachelors in CS, maybe doing free classes and applying to masters program in BS or even just a coding boot camp. Now the concern is it seems this is a very common route right now for a lot of Engineers and even other majors changing careers. Does this mean it is oversaturated or heading that way ? LinkedIn seems to say different but I have my doubts.
Is anyone in this Industry or have experience/comments in general ?
I am thinking on going back to school for computer science. Big Data has always interested me and feel it is a valuable tool to have in any industry. If you search "Data Engineer" in Austin, TX for example on LinkedIn search results pull up nearly 1600 jobs. Salary seems competitive to the industry I am currently in and seems healthy and sustainable. Obviously this would require going back to school for a bachelors in CS, maybe doing free classes and applying to masters program in BS or even just a coding boot camp. Now the concern is it seems this is a very common route right now for a lot of Engineers and even other majors changing careers. Does this mean it is oversaturated or heading that way ? LinkedIn seems to say different but I have my doubts.
Is anyone in this Industry or have experience/comments in general ?