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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the rapid buildout of AI data centers is driving strong demand and rising pay for skilled trade workers, with plumbers, electricians, and construction crews increasingly earning six-figure salaries as global AI infrastructure spending accelerates.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:03NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said demand for vocational workers is rising
00:07as companies build data centers to support artificial intelligence, according to Bloomberg.
00:13Speaking in Davos with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Huang said plumbers, electricians,
00:19and construction workers could earn six-figure salaries as data center construction accelerates.
00:24He said salaries in the sector have nearly doubled as companies invest
00:28trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure.
00:31Huang said workers do not need advanced computer science degrees to benefit.
00:36His comments followed similar remarks from Palantir CEO Alex Karp and CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator,
00:43who also pointed to growing demand for skilled trades tied to data center expansion.
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