Jobs AI isn’t killing: electricians, plumbers, and carpenters.

Building the data centers needed to support the AI boom requires lots of skilled human tradespeople working 10-hour days, seven days a week, and earning healthy overtime wages. Bidding wars have broken out in markets with heavy data center construction, allowing workers to jump ship for bonuses and even higher pay in a modern-day gold rush, with companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft paying to help train new recruits. [Link: A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/business/economy/data-center-electricians-training.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.1W5Y.ccsI3f_JCPkW&smid=url-share | NY Times]

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