Skilled Trades: The AI-Proof Career Path Amid Job Displacement Fears
— cnbc.com
Key Takeaway
The article discusses the resilience of skilled trades against AI-driven job displacement, highlighting a growing demand for electricians and other tradespeople. While AI threatens many white-collar jobs, the skilled trades are seen as more stable and less likely to be automated.
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LivestreamMenuMake ItselectUSAINTLLivestreamSearch quotes, news & videosLivestreamWatchlistSIGN INCreate free accountMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPoliticsVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenu James Vandall, 25, said his interest in becoming an electrician first sparked, so to say, when workers were recently redoing the wiring on the
third floor of his home. "I asked them how I could go about getting into that trade," he said. Part of the appeal, he said, was working with his hands. "Initially, I really didn't know what I wanted to do. I went to college and then left," he said.
"I sort of bounced around from job to job throughout the years until I eventually landed on trades." Vandall is now enrolled in Rosedale Technical College in Pittsburgh.
After the 16-month program, the school's job placement program typically puts students directly into a position in the field — an increasingly rare feat in today's job market. As advances in artificial intelligence reshape the workforce, fewer entry-level positions are available for college graduates.
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