I only know people who have changed careers in their 40s, sorry. ;) I'm a university instructor now having dropped out of the programming field about 6 years a

I only know people who have changed careers in their 40s, sorry. ;) I'm a university instructor now having dropped out of the programming field about 6 years ago after 20 years in it. I have a lot of 30-something students in CS. "Where do I begin" is a great question. I'd ask you, "What do you like doing?" If you didn't know, I'd start showing you different careers and you'd categorize them as "no" and "maybe". If you know what you want to do, Google how to get a job in that field. Then do those things. Caveat: beware of student debt! Do the math on if the career is worth it. (Some careers can't pay back the cost of the training and you end up paying for life.) Try to get grants and shop around for less expensive accredited online schools, verifying their value. I'd also recommend that you choose a lucrative field that you genuinely enjoy. If I weren't teaching, I'd be working in GIS. (I'm going to start training for that.) Every day is just a day later. It'll be a gift to your future self. It'll be hard work, but you can absolutely do it. No better time than the present!