Edit: if i understand correctly, engineers will build tech with their new computer: GPT.
They need to arbitrate the sometimes conflicting orders from various doctors, and actually deliver care to the patients. It’s a job that if anything will be more in demand and is fungible. As a nurse you’re not trapped in a geographical area or employer, and have a wide variety of career paths.
Engineering is a feast and famine business. Once growth slows, engineers get devalued. If AI is a thing, most of the full stack engineers, front end people and SREs will experience an implosion in demand and salary. No more massages and $500k compensation. See the early 90s movie “Falling Down”.
If nursing is an interest and you’re starting out, it’s a much better career in 2023 than software stuff.
The issue is growth. Individual prosperity is tied to growth - that’s why engineers are so well paid; they are productive employees priced based on future value. Once growth slows, value crashes.
The big “if” is whether AI is as big of a deal. Personally, i think it’s a field with a lot of hype historically. But nursing is still a great career path, if for no reason other than not being stuck in particular geographical areas.