Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has forecast that the next generation of six-figure careers will be in tradecraft such as construction, plumbing, and electricians, rather than technology degrees, as the world enters what he has called the largest infrastructure build-out in its history. Technology companies are collectively expected to pour ₹667.7 lakh crore ($7 trillion) into data centre infrastructure globally by the end of the decade. Speaking alongside BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Huang said, “It's wonderful that the jobs are related to tradecraft, and we're going to have plumbers and electricians and construction and steelworkers.” According to Huang, the skilled labour required to construct chip, computer and AI factories is already in short supply, despite many roles offering salaries exceeding $100,000 without requiring a university degree. Research from McKinsey estimates that, between 2023 and 2030, the US will need an additional 130,000 trained electricians, alongside 240,000 construction labourers and 150,000 construction supervisors. “Everybody should be able to make a great living,” Huang said. “You don't need to have a PhD in computer science to do so.” Speaking to Channel 4 News in the UK in 2025, he said the skilled craft segment will see a boom, requiring doubling every single year. However, Ford chief executive Jim Farley has cautioned that AI is eroding traditional entry points into