In 1995 i bought my first real graphics program. Ray Dream. It was 3D. I was roughly 34 years old...

Don't worry, you have plenty of time.

My suggestion or advice would be that today, it is more of a "specialists" market.

So pixar for instance, hires someone to do "3D stereoscopic" work. Someone else (or a team of course) to do texturing. Someone in that texturing team may be a ""palette coordinator" or that may even be a standalone management position....

Etc. Etc...

The caveat to this statement is a freelance person. But hey, they are business management, payroll and accounting, catering, sales and all around jack... that fits many...