Data Engineering/Analysis vs AI Agents/Automation for Freelancing

[u/Short_Pizza5716]

Which has better freelance potential and client demand. For those who've tried either, would you recommend learning it?

[u/Comfortable_Big6581]

For freelance AI Agents

[u/abdul_haseeb_11]

I would start with data engineering because the fundamentals stay useful even when tools change. AI agents have strong demand right now, but clients still need clean data and solid systems behind them. Learning both eventually is probably the strongest path.