Source: Fox News
by Mike Sarraille & Kirk Offel
“Walk onto any construction site in America, and you’ll hear the same story: We can’t find enough skilled workers. Electricians, welders, HVAC technicians, plumbers and heavy-equipment operators are in dangerously short supply, and the gap is widening. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently warned that building America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure will require an army of electricians. The demand for data centers (both cloud and AI) is expected to double year over year. Mike Rowe has been sounding the alarm for years: The most ‘essential’ jobs are the ones our culture stopped celebrating. Here’s the truth: Without skilled tradesmen, America grinds to a halt. … Yet we keep pushing young people toward four-year degrees, often leaving them with six-figure debt, while treating the trades as a second-class option.” (10/11/25)