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I agree but according to the BLS employment numbers are as follows in the US: Electrician: 650k Plumber: 469k Earthwork: Don't see an exact match Welding: 4
by ldhough 4y ago
I agree but according to the BLS employment numbers are as follows in the US:
Electrician: 650k
Plumber: 469k
Earthwork: Don't see an exact match
Welding: 428k
Carpentry: 668k
Software Devs, QA, & Testing: 1.62m
Programmers: 152k
Not sure how they differentiate between devs & programmers but even if we just take the 1.62m figure it is well over half the total employment in those trades. If software devs get 75-90% replaced (I don't think it'll be this bad and for my own sake as an early career dev I really hope not but I don't see it as impossible) I imagine most white collar jobs are coming with us. Will the trades pay as well when a ton of people are looking to reskill into something that still exists?