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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 50 years old (for the context).  I was always good at math, so 30+ years ago when I was making my choices, everyone urged me to go into CS.

One very wise woman who was in CS and was in her 40s at the time steered me a different way.  She told me that the key to a good life work-wise is to pick a job with relatively high barriers to entry and, especially for a woman, where your age adds to your value.  Basically something where you can't mint a bunch of qualified people in a couple of years, and where what you knew 10 years ago is beneficial to your work.  CS is failing spectacularly on both counts.

I became an actuary.  This will not work for your daughter since she doesn't want additional study, but I seriously urge her to consider what my mentor said.[/quote]

I'm 51 years old.  
CS was high barrier field for woman at the time, and still is for many people.  
It's hard to even get into the major these days.

I'm a database developer/engineer highly respected in the field making close to $200K
Working from home full time.

Different people have different perspectives.

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+1.

You still need to enjoy your job.  For many, being an actuary would be "boring".

To OP, have your DD think about what areas she likes.  Explore what jobs are available if you get a degree in X.  
IMO, data science is a great field as it is used by so many different areas.  But it depends if your kid likes it[/quote]

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