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Back in my school years, before computers and the Internet, there was a boom in economists, accountants, and, honestly, engineers. Almost everyone aimed to pursue a career in that field. During the years of study, the focus surprisingly shifted toward lawyers. Now there are plenty of accountants and lawyers, but demand for them is low—except perhaps for very experienced specialists, whose demand is higher. And about five years ago IT specialists were at the top. Since last year there's been a sharp drop in demand for programmers and similar roles, while demand for engineers in modern fields is growing. And almost all kids study programming, Python, and want to become programmers — mine included. The oldest child, truthfully, is more drawn to computer design. We want to go into visual design, but there are many people there as well. I’m wondering how to redirect their interests, adjust them so that interest in programming stays alive, materializes, and the occupation remains profitable in the future. What do you think? P.S. Lots of text, as usual — thinking aloud tends to help find a solution faster.
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Fedorova Karina
Мне кажется производство сейчас будут стараться поднимать. У нас на заводах людям начали платить. Труд тяжелый безусловно, но получают побольше офисников
Krylov Dmitriy
Снижение спроса на ит?
Elena
This field has always been at the top. I've been in this industry for 15 years (combining work and a master's degree), plus four years of university study, and even back then it was at the top. The demand for truly skilled programmers and DevOps professionals will never decline, and AI will never replace humans.
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Agapova Inna
We provide construction, finishing work, and custom-made furniture.
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Tatyana
Right now, agronomy, farming, and related topics are also trending.
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Elena
I hope my son will become a car mechanic or an electrician. After all, it's a field where brains and hands are 50/50.
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Anyutik
We won't be able to predict what will be fashionable.
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lyubov
If you're into IT, consider focusing on information security and machine learning. You should definitely learn Python—it's foundational.
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tatyana
My child has already come up with a great career idea: he wants to be a firefighting helicopter pilot. I approve.
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Asya
From my experience, if you have your head on straight, you’ll always be in demand.
I’m an economist; there are plenty of us, but an international company relocated me to another city just to recruit me.
I’m not some top executive (and I wish I were).
My husband has a first degree in IT engineering and then earned a second degree in agronomy; he’s doing pretty well too—he’s never satisfied with enough either. (People say that in agriculture the money can be truly big; it’s true.)
The point is that with a good broad outlook and understanding, you’ll always be needed, and you can retrain or pursue additional education and keep moving forward.
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Polina
Tatyana In Voronezh, the agricultural sector is still posting recruitment ads on poles.
The required scores there are quite low.
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lyubov
Asya +100, there's a saying: there are no under-demanded specialties; there are under-demanded professionals.
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Polina
Elena Yes, but things are changing; demand is shrinking, and salaries have fallen significantly. Many of the top performers were laid off that year. And it's harder for newcomers to break into the field.
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Polina
Krylov Dmitriy As it stands today, other related professions are emerging.
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Polina
Fedorova Karina For now, I’ve enrolled my older child in Quantorium, where they offer engineering, programming, and design.
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Elena
Elena I don't know anyone who has lost their job. About 90% of my circle are IT professionals. This year, our salaries rose by around 10%. The field isn’t the hottest right now (not Internet or telecom). At the moment we need two administrators, but we can't find people. There’s a lot of demand, and students often want to come in with zero knowledge, expecting everything to be ready for them. A smart specialist will always be in demand.
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Polina
Asya Let's be honest: not everyone has the necessary intelligence and character to become a competitive professional, even if they're passionate about the profession. Such average people make up the majority. So the question is more about the 'average' — and there is already hope for more.
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Kristina
In any profession that hasn't completely faded from the market, you can be successful if you have a good head and talent. I finished school in 2000, during the boom of lawyers and economists. I decided to study civil engineering, and among my classmates I was the most successful: I managed to buy an apartment from scratch without a mortgage. All my classmates also never faced hardship—each pursued a career in their field. Accountants are still in high demand, in my view. So I would develop my child’s strengths: if they have a head on their shoulders, they can later train for a profession that is in demand at that time.
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Polina
Kristina These questions are really about people with average talents—the majority. The idea is to have a path where, if my interests change later, the profession would still be viable. I also studied to become an accountant in 2000. At first it was interesting, but I soon became seriously disappointed. As an accountant, I wasn't any good. In another field I pursued self‑education: there were some successes, but due to family and children I couldn't develop further, so I wasn't the best specialist either, although I could have worked.
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Polina
Elena Not everyone is smart right away.
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Asya
Asya Just in case, I asked ChatGPT, but it gave a completely silly forecast.

I'm not sure how important programming will be if we can ask AI to write a program and calibrate it.

Maybe the path is to study AI as well as analytics?

In 15 years, asking which professions won't be replaced by a program might be the right question, I think 🤣

Right now, it's better to focus on developing soft skills, because large companies focus on them and language skills are definitely needed.
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Asya
lyubov Math! Definitely.
I work in finance, and every day I envy people with a math education—their minds seem wired so differently, in a really impressive way.
I often wish I had had more math when I was a child.
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Polina
Asya What if AI causes a machine uprising, and we need cyber-*** )))
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Polina
lyubov My kids don’t like math, but I try to push them to study it so they learn it well, even if I don’t want to. Even if it won’t be useful in their careers, it’s good for the mind.
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Asya
lyubov There are some great educational books that teach through play. You’re amazing! Math really helps develop the brain and logical thinking.
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Krylov Dmitriy
Krylov Dmitriy Well, I'm not sure. It seems unlikely that demand for developers and similar roles will fall—there are so many to list )))
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Kristina
Kristina Things in the world are changing so fast that it's hard to predict what's ahead. I asked a friend where her daughter enrolled—she didn't know, or rather she didn't quite understand; it's something our generation finds confusing 😁
The Institute of Film and Television, but not to become an actress or a director—something like that, a widely known field. By the way, I'm thinking about retraining as an accountant in my 40s; I need the option to work remotely, half-days, and with flexible hours, and I've always enjoyed tinkering with numbers, spreadsheets, and reports.
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Tatyana
Tatyana It has only just begun, really. It will start to develop again, little by little.
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Polina
lyubov What books would you recommend?
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Oksana
lyubov Fedor currently loves math, but he has always been an adrenaline junkie since birth. He could easily become a stuntman, a firefighter-rescuer, or something similar. At the same time, his math skills would be very useful for precisely planning his actions in certain situations, taking the environment into account. He also loves discovering something foreign and unknown, so he could be an archaeologist or geologist. And if you add his thrill-seeking to that, this could happen somewhere on a cliff edge or even on another planet 😁
Radion isn't very fond of math, unless it involves counting money — and a lot of money 🙃
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