Depends where in the world you live. Most advice based on Silicon Valley / FAANG is of limited value elsewhere, especially outside of the USA. The need for IT

Depends where in the world you live. Most advice based on Silicon Valley / FAANG is of limited value elsewhere, especially outside of the USA. The need for IT skills is rapidly becoming table stakes in most industries. Especially with AI/ML performing many of the entry level tasks. In very general terms, I would suggest studying some non-IT domain. For example, biology for biotech opportunities. Hard engineering disciplines are another good area.