The rise of artificial intelligence has raised the possibility of declining job prospects in some sectors — particularly for younger workers — but Abigail Fulton, executive director of the Construction Foundation of B.C., says “skilled tradespeople will be the last ones voted off the island.”
I’d argue also that the expanded ability to work from home after covid probably hurt those industries as folks seek jobs that can be done remotely.
Not saying there’s anything wrong with WFH ofc, but I would rather have a lower paying job where I can work from home than a better paid hands on job.