Prompt Engineer: The Job Everyone's Lying About

Have you seen those videos claiming you can make $350,000 as a prompt engineer in just a few months? Spoiler alert: they're lying to you. As someone who's professionally been working as a prompt engineer for almost 3 years, I'm here to set the record straight.

We'll dive into the real deal about what it takes to become a prompt engineer, why these "quick path to riches" claims are bogus, and what the job actually involves. Plus, I'll share why learning prompt engineering is still super valuable for the future, even if it’s not the golden ticket those other videos promise.

I hope you learn something from this video. Comment with any questions, and I'll make sure to respond!

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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - What the youtubers are selling you
1:07 - Do "Prompt Engineer" jobs really exist?
2:35 - Can Prompt Engineers replace other jobs?
4:01 - What is it like being a Prompt Engineer?

[CornelPanic]

This video needs to be shared, shared and shared! I am tired of all those "make trillion $£¥€ with only..." clickbait videos.

[eduveld]

Yeah, really succeeding as a so called prompt engineer definitely involves being part linguist, part consultant, part data scientist, part developer, part ai engineer and part automation expert.

And honestly those working in these fields already have a huge headstart and are just as passionate about AI as everyone else.

I still love the role, since it's a combination of specialized skills, where specific industry knowledge can potentially help you with finding a unique spot, but not becoming versed in these other fields just means you are automating your expertise with data and prompts to replace yourself for a company.

Landing a safe job related to prompt engineering means being a thought leader and being able to build up and maintain whole ai systems in combination with already established skills.

[oopsmandarin]

Your videos have been so helpful, Patrick! Looking forward to see your new videos!!!

[jeffg]

You ABSOLUTE CAN make that much if YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE ULTRA WEALTHY...

[karmasutra]

I have been promoting on my own for free and see that my natural curiosity and hobby is a career path. Mind blown 🤯

[EngenheirUber]

I've been a prompt engineer for more than 3 years, and as I'm based on LATAM, the payment is usually $30/hr for almost everyone outside the US.

[Swagat]

Hey Patrick can you please suggest from where to get globally certified in prompt engineering?

[Tooltilities]

A great video. I totally agree with this. There is far too much hype around for many a trending topic and this is no exception to the rule. Im the creatore of Promtptools and agree too where you say at 4.29 'its about making tiny tweaks to prompts over and over and over again and seeing what comes back' - This is actually why i created promtools - to stop re-inventing the wheel every time i want to work with an existing prompt, i - or someone else - created. Keep up the good work dispelling these myths. I also agree its a great skill, and does need practice to realise what you can achieve with different AI systems.

[Marcisization]

AWESOME MAAN, finally some NON NONSENSE INFORMATION, thank you

[colincole]

Can't believe I paused to read your chatgpt prompt, funniest reply ever

[cybrcybr]

Nice video, thanks!

Like you said, I think prompt engineering is a tool, just like a the keywords you typed into Google search bar. In order to get the desire results, one should ask better question, which is the core skill (maybe 😂)

[ProfitPursuit-sgdk]

And then 5 months latter we have AI Agents

[snowyyy]

Thank you! This video is like a breath of fresh air in the information stuffiness

[Giannhs_Kwnstantellos]

so, it wouldn't be hyperbolic to say that prompt engineering skills would be (very) useful for.. kinda everyone(?)

[rogerhuntman]

So does he give a solution. NO. Does he tell you what skills to learn without a degree and point you in directions, showing you those salaries? No.
It comes across more as a get off my lawn video.
Don't just ruin someone's dream there Buddy. Give them a solution. You should know this as a guy looking so solutions every day.

[powerball]

You say we should learn programming but not everyone can then what to do?

[samratraha]

Suppose you are working with Excel, and then AI should be used with Excel to produce smarter results and output. Prompt Engineering itself is not a job.

[sadeekbeen]

Hours of repetitive work. I been doing that for 5 years perfect job for me.

[AriAdjarsiswojo-qk]

This is reality many hypes in internet

[Kidsworld-]

Hi. Make a video on freelancing work in upcoming years. And best skills to learn in 2025 high paying jobs.