AI vs. the Skilled Trades: What's Actually at Risk
articleThe Blue Collar RecruiterFree15-minute read
Hands-on trade work is largely AI-resistant. The exposure sits in the white-collar-adjacent roles inside blue-collar companies, and the article reckons roughly 70% of positions at those firms fall into that category. It is a clear-eyed read on what AI actually threatens in the trades and what it does not, plus the new specialties like EV charging installation opening up. Worth your time if you are in the trades or weighing a pivot into skilled work.