Blue-collar careers have often been thought of as the backbone of US industry. Many Americans are considering a return to stable blue-collar careers in a market facing layoffs due to several factors, such as AI growth, inflation, and overstaffing. Currently, tech companies have been cutting jobs while making significant investments in generative AI, with 34,000 positions being cut at the beginning of 2024 alone, following 263,000 cuts in 2023, according to the Financial Times.7 Our team has conducted thorough research based on internal and external data to put together this report on job security for skilled workers with or without AI skills. With this information and input from recruitment and tech sector experts, we were able to list the current best blue-collar jobs and those predicted to be most in demand in the future.
