The problem with tech unlike say cardiology or law is that things change so quickly that experience doesn't easily accrue as an asset. Further, because tech is dealing with things rather than people a professional network also isn't easy to build.
Compounding these problems is that the internet has allowed organizations to relatively easily outsource a lot of tech work to low wage countries. The combined result is that tech workers have little strength in the value chain particularly as they get older.
One bright area though is tech for smaller companies typically web technology. Small companies can't easily manage foreign workers and many are not large enough to hire an IT department but they still need a web site and often and specialized database backing it up. These types of businesses often appreciate older workers as consultants and pay them well enough, almost like lawyers or accountants.
Compounding these problems is that the internet has allowed organizations to relatively easily outsource a lot of tech work to low wage countries. The combined result is that tech workers have little strength in the value chain particularly as they get older.
One bright area though is tech for smaller companies typically web technology. Small companies can't easily manage foreign workers and many are not large enough to hire an IT department but they still need a web site and often and specialized database backing it up. These types of businesses often appreciate older workers as consultants and pay them well enough, almost like lawyers or accountants.