US EditionNvidia CEO Says AI Will Create Jobs for Electricians and Plumbers
The AI-driven data center buildout is causing a surge in high-paying trade jobs with salaries often exceeding $100,000, creating shortages in electricians and construction workers.
- On Wednesday at the World Economic Forum, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the AI boom creates six-figure opportunities for electricians, plumbers, and construction workers.
- Driven by a projected $7 trillion in global data-center capital outlays by the end of the decade, Huang said the largest infrastructure buildout in human history will create many jobs.
- Shortages of skilled trades are pushing wages up, with salaries for U.S. tradespeople nearly doubling in some cases and many roles paying over $100,000 without a college degree.
- Advocating vocational paths, Huang noted `You don't need to have a Ph.D. in computer science to do so` and urged AI investors and policymakers that `Everybody should be able to make a great living`.
- Amid wider debate over AI's labor impact, Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, argued AI boosts radiologists' productivity and jobs, while Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO, warned of a looming electricians bottleneck.
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"It's wonderful that the jobs are related to trade craft. We're going to have plumbers and electricians... all of these jobs, we're seeing quite a significant boom and salaries have gone up. Nearly double,” he told the session. Giving the example of a radiologist, he said the purpose of the job is to diagnose disease. But AI has taken away the drudgery of processing scans. 📲 AI To Make Routine Jobs More Productive, More Skilled Workers Needed, …
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction are about to be unlocked because someone needs to build all these new AI centers
The AI boom is threatening white-collar entry jobs—but it’s creating a booming six-figure opportunity for electricians, plumbers, and construction workers.
As artificial intelligence threatens to turn labour markets in countries around the world, Nvidia's director, Jensen Huang, has reduced long-term concerns and defended that skilled workers from technical offices are now making a growing demand.
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