Network Engineering Is A Dying Profession
Gestalt IT, Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Network Engineering isn't the hottest profession on the block and people have expressed concerns that the profession is going to be subsumed into other disciplines in the near future. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth joins Andy Lapteff and Remington Loose at the table to discuss the decline in network engineering roles.
They also talk about changes in perceptions as well as the industry. They close out by discussing the future outlook for roles involving network engineering.
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Andy leads off the podcast by talking about how he believes that he wouldn't recommend anyone get into the network engineering profession. This is followed by agreement that younger professionals getting into the industry are more focused on careers that are glamorous, such as cybersecurity or AI. Even though network engineering has a higher pay scale and good job security, those starting out would rather do the more exciting things.