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Skilled Trades in the Age of Automation
While white-collar workers fear AI will steal their jobs, skilled electricians and plumbers work in automation-proof careers facing a severe worker shortage—with only 3.3% of electricians under 25 despite booming wages. The trades offer recession-resistant stability that corner offices can't match,
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