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When I was close to graduating high school, I faced a similar situation. So many people were going into CS or software engineering, mostly for the cash, and adults in my life advises me that CS was a saturated field and there was not much growth potential.

That was in 2004. Looking back, these concerns were ridiculous and had I not listened to these people, I would probably have had a much quicker career progression (I ended up learning to code, not that well, on the job as an important skill set for my work as an actuary).

Personally, I think there is a lot more work to be done in the computer software field. Although there is competition, if you have strong knowledge and work ethic this field would put you in a great position to succeed in a wide range of industries.

Best of luck.