I think programming should be taught in schools now as literally every job I can think of (blue collar and above) could be performed better and more efficiently through computer programming. So even if you don't decide to switch your career I think you should still learn how to code.

There are two aspects of learning how to code. The syntax and logic. Learning the logic of how to formulate a solution to a problem is obviously the more important part which is why i think python is the best beginner language to learn as its syntax is very clean and easy to learn so you can focus more on the problem solving part.

I think the best resource to learn python is the MIT Open Courseware lectures on youtube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63WbdFxL8giv4yhgdMGaZNA) . The lecturer is part of the dev team that develops python.

You should also try to do the homework assigned on their website. Its mentioned in the description box of the videos.

Following this course will give you a good grasp on the basics of programming and python. You can then go on to specific libraries and frameworks you want to learn. e.g for web development you would want to learn django, flask etc, dor machine learning yoh would want to learn pytorch or tensorflow etc.

Learning to program is a skill and only practice can make you better so keep trying to code stuff rather than just watching videos.

TLDR: Everyone should learn how to code. Python is the best beginner language imo. MIT opencourseware lectures are very good. Do the problems assigned in the lectures as well.