"Everyone's freaking out about AI again, which means it's time to rethink how secure your career is. BI's Ana Altchek has a piece about how to future-proof your job since the only certainty in the job market appears to be more uncertainty. A market meltdown in software stocks has people on edge this time. The characters might have changed, but the plot is still the same."
"One group has felt particularly safe amid the AI chaos. Trade workers have been sitting pretty as panic rises among the white-collar workforce. A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll found 75% of Americans agree that "hands-on skills and practical experience matter more than formal degrees when it comes to career success." And even more (78%) agreed "the stigma around trade or blue-collar work is declining" because hands-on skills are becoming so valuable."
AI-driven tools are triggering market reactions and renewed concern about job security, particularly in software and legal-technology sectors. New automation plugins that handle compliance and legal-document review prompted a sell-off among legal-software stocks, demonstrating investor fear about task automation. Workers are advised to audit their roles, identify automatable tasks, and develop skills that increase career resilience. Trade and hands-on workers currently show stronger perceived security, with surveys finding 75% favoring practical experience over degrees and 78% reporting a decline in stigma around blue-collar work. Long-term risk remains as robotics and humanoid automation could eventually encroach on manual trades.
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