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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 18 MIN

Skilled Trade Workers Are Earning More in America’s AI Data Center Hotspots

from The Small Business Economy Explained - from the Gusto Insights Group · host Gusto Insights

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence focuses on job displacement – the fear that AI might automate away millions of jobs. But this narrative overlooks a practical and less-discussed impact that AI will have on jobs: the massive physical infrastructure required to power AI is creating surging demand for skilled trade workers around America.In this research, we examine how pay for several skilled trades is being impacted by the AI datacenter boom today. Read the full research here: https://gusto.com/resources/gusto-insights/ai-data-center-wage-growth

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence focuses on job displacement – the fear that AI might automate away millions of jobs. But this narrative overlooks a practical and less-discussed impact that AI will have on jobs: the massive physical infrastructure required to power AI is creating surging demand for skilled trade workers around America.In this research, we examine how pay for several skilled trades is being impacted by the AI datacenter boom today. Read the full research here: https://gusto.com/resources/gusto-insights/ai-data-center-wage-growth

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