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How AI Is Turning White Collars Blue

About 42% of Generation Z are pursuing skilled trades due to rising college costs and AI risks to white-collar jobs, experts and surveys report.

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Several months ago, I visited one of our onboarding classes for plumbing, HVAC and electrical apprentices. We had three new plumbing apprentices starting, and I was eager to hear their stories — how they decided to enter the trades.

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How AI is turning white collars blue

Several months ago, I visited one of our onboarding classes for plumbing, HVAC and electrical apprentices. We had three new plumbing apprentices starting, and I was eager to hear their stories — how they decided to enter the trades.

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As AI threatens white-collar work, more young Americans choose blue-collar careers

"I am very happy doing what I am doing," says one young electrician who pursued a skilled trade as AI disrupts the job market for college grads.

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CBS News broke the news in United States on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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