Is it worth studying to be a blockchain developer?

Question

IT education

Hello world!
I am currently in the 11th grade and have already decided that I will work in the IT field. But I haven't decided which direction yet.
I am interested in blockchain development. I passed the basic course on the Stepik, I see - it's interesting. But there are quite a few vacancies on hh.ru, and work experience is required almost everywhere.
So, should I study to become a blockchain developer (how, presumably, the situation on the labor market in this area will change in the next decade), where can I get experience and what should a blockchain developer know and be able to do (at least briefly)?

Answer 1

Blockchain is just one of many technologies used by developers.
A blockchain developer is like a left turn driver.

Answer 2

By understanding blockchain development, you will at least master

• low-level compiled language like C Go Rust
  
• structuring large code bases
  
• basics of cryptography
  
• Peer-to-Peer architecture
  
• network protocols
  
• embedded databases
  

These are useful skills.

Answer 3

There is no such profession as a "blockchain developer". There is a programmer working in the field of blockchain application development.
So you need to study as a developer.
Let's leave aside the question of the prospects and relevance of the "blockchain applications" themselves, since before the end of your studies, everything can change in the most dramatic way.

Answer 4

No lol.
Bitcoin is dead, and this buzzword is not used anywhere else.