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GrayBox1313 t1_j1x20wy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What would you guys pivot to now to have a career in the future? by [deleted]

Trades will be automated Down to where the Human is just a low paid machine operator. The higher paid trade jobs will be technicians to manage and service groups of machines and that will take a lot of education. Even in plumbing or hvac that still needs humans for some parts, Wages will be driven down as there is less work available and more workers available. It’s foolish to think those giant construction machines and manual labor will be safe from automation when that is what they are good at. Companies will LOVE the opportunity to no longer need to deal with trade unions and automate.

Even auto mechanic will become more computer based as we see more EVs and less gas engines on the road.

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[deleted] OP t1_j1x33sl wrote

I can see a lot of fab shop work being automated but I don't think people respect how difficult it is to like, wire a building for electricity or heat or plumbing let alone something more complex like an industrial process.

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GrayBox1313 t1_j1x6d6t wrote

Alot will be prefab. Yeah it’s difficult on-site but even if you can replace 1 or 2 out of 5 on-site jobs with a rentable machine companies will do it. It’s coming for all industries.

Example: They are currently building an extension to my kid’s school and I see the workers everyday. The other day I saw a guy operating a bobcat digging a trench, then in the afternoon, 3 guys laying cable in that trench. That could all be one guy supervising 2 machines.

Also it’s a prefab permanent building. A giant Lego basically. They put the walls and roof up in like a day.

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