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Mike Rowe reveals which American jobs will remain untouched by the coming AI revolution
Mike Rowe reveals which American jobs will remain untouched by the coming AI revolution

Fox News

time3 days ago

  • Business
  • Fox News

Mike Rowe reveals which American jobs will remain untouched by the coming AI revolution

Mike Rowe is sounding the alarm about the future of white and blue-collar jobs, and is urging young Americans to rethink their career choices due to threats from artificial intelligence. The former star of the shows "How America Works" and "Dirty Jobs" sat down with Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade to discuss the outlook for the U.S. job market amid recent developments from President Donald Trump's administration to invest in domestic energy and artificial intelligence. Trump visited Pittsburgh on July 15 to announce a $90 billion investment in data centers and other energy projects in Pennsylvania. Rowe was also present at the event, dubbed the Energy and Investment Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University. He praised the efforts by the federal government and Pennsylvania leaders as "enormous." "The headlines have caught up to us in a way that is absolutely undeniable," Rowe said during the interview. "This is an enormous play by Pennsylvania and [the two senators] [David] McCormick and [John] Fetterman, both of whom came together in a nonpartisan way to get behind this push." "I got invited simply to remind the crowd that creating jobs is very different from creating enthusiasm for those jobs." The founder of MikeroweWORKS warned that artificial intelligence is not necessarily coming for jobs like coal miners and trade jobs, but instead coders and the technology industry may be at a high risk. "We have, for the last 30 years, been elevating our white-collar portion of the workforce at the expense of the blue-collar portion," Rowe said. "We have been sort of intimating that the robots and the technology that is certainly on the horizon, if not already here, are coming for the blue-collar jobs. It's turning out to be something quite the opposite- it's the white-collar positions." Rowe added that writing and creative-focused jobs have unstable outlooks due to automation. "These are looking very wobbly right now," he said. "The AI is going to come for those [jobs]." However, Rowe cited the opportunity that the threat of white-collar positions brings to blue-collar ones. He expressed confidence that this resulting sea of change in the U.S. job market could bring about a "golden age" in trade positions. "Short term, we are entering the golden age of plumbing, steam fitting, pipe fitting, welding, HVAC," Rowe explained. "Those jobs are not going to be impacted by AI, and those are the jobs that are being created in Pennsylvania right now. And those are the opportunities that parents and guidance counselors ought to be zeroing in on." Rowe touted his foundation's Work Ethic Scholarship program, which has seen an increase in applications over the last year, showcasing the national interest in young Americans for skilled trade jobs. "My foundation is modest." he said. "We've given away about $13 million in these Work Ethic scholarships and this year we have 10 times the applicants that we did a year before." Despite the apparent enthusiasm from adolescents for blue-collar jobs, Rowe emphasized the need to fill the hundreds of thousands of open positions, and continuing efforts to advertise those positions are imperative to steadying U.S. manufacturing efforts. "We don't have an opportunity problem," he explained. "And while we might have a skills gap, we also have a will gap. And if we don't, if we don't hit that thing head on, we're going to just keep pushing the boulder up the hill, I'm afraid."

The Lucky Knot Men's, Local Coast open in Annapolis
The Lucky Knot Men's, Local Coast open in Annapolis

Business Journals

time5 days ago

  • Business
  • Business Journals

The Lucky Knot Men's, Local Coast open in Annapolis

Good morning, Baltimore and happy Friday! I'm a longtime solver of the New York Times crossword, and I always get some extra enjoyment out of it when local folks and companies are mentioned in the clues or answers. The latest example of this was in Wednesday's puzzle, which featured the clue "Investment firm T. [blank] Price." That's the first time the answer "ROWE" has appeared in the crossword in relation to the Baltimore company since December 2020 (that's according to the incredible crossword site, XWord Info). "ROWE" has actually appeared in the crossword since then but with a different Baltimore connection: The clue referenced "Dirty Jobs" host and Baltimore County native Mike Rowe. So I guess you could say Baltimore has the monopoly on Rowe-related crossword clues. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Now, let's get to the news. Two new retailers open in Annapolis A pair of regional clothing brands have set up shop on Main Street in Annapolis. The Lucky Knot has opened a dedicated men's location at 159 Main St. while Local Coast, which offers coastal, hunting and fishing apparel, has moved into 167 Main St., according to Annapolis-based Hyatt Commercial, which played a role in both deals. Hyatt's John Gallagher brokered the off-market sale of 159 Main St. in March. Property records show it sold to an entity tied to the family that owns The Lucky Knot for $1.8 million. The Lucky Knot has five stores in Virginia, and already had a women's store on Main Street. Gallagher also represented the former owner of 167 Main St. in selling the property last year and then brokered the lease with Lucky Coast on behalf of the new owner while Hyatt's Bill Steffey represented the tenant. Property records show that the building changed hands in December for $1.75 million to an Annapolis LLC. Local Coast's only other store is in Severna Park. Baltimore fashion boutique expands to Virginia Sassanova, a local fashion boutique specializing in contemporary men's and women's apparel, has opened a new store in McLean, Virginia. The store opened this week at the Chesterbrook Shopping Center, adding to existing stores in Baltimore, Lutherville and Bethesda. The new 2,200-square-foot location is Sassanova's largest to date and marks the first time the store is bringing its signature women's collections and its Nova Man menswear under one roof, according to a release. Owner Angela Tandy is one of this year's Women Who Mean Business honorees. T. Rowe Price lays off employees T. Rowe Price Group Inc. has started laying off an undisclosed number of employees, including at its new Harbor Point headquarters, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday. The investment giant did not disclose the size of the layoffs or offer other specifics about the cuts but said the move is part of a plan to cut costs and return to organic growth. A nearly 50-year-old regional Italian restaurant chain has sold its 10 locations as its owner looks to retire. BBJ reporter Morgan Simpson has more on what's next for the family-owned chain. The Orioles may be on break, but Camden Yards was still hopping yesterday as we celebrated this year's Best Places to Work winners at the B&O Warehouse. The event was emceed by Ryan Ripken and attendees got a chance to meet the Oriole Bird, sample a wide array of ballpark and Maryland-themed food and take photos on the flag court. Read all about how the winning companies became a Best Place to Work here. More speed cameras coming to I-83 Watch out, speedsters, more cameras are coming to Interstate 83. Baltimore City is adding two cameras along the roadway that are set to go live on Aug. 4, the Department of Transportation announced Thursday. The new cameras will be located near 41st Street, which the department said was picked based on where speeding and crashes typically occur. The city already has two other speed cameras on I-83 and the department said only one camera in each direction will operate at any given time. Drivers who exceed the speed limit by 12 or more miles per hour will receive a citation. The fine for a speeding citation is $40. The logistics arm of Office Depot is closing down its Howard County facility as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort. The BBJ's Matt Hooke has all the details. New hotel and conference center gets $7.5 million state grant The state Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $7.5 million capital grant to support the upcoming Downtown Frederick Hotel and Conference. The project is expected to result in 200 new full-time jobs and create $1.5 billion in economic impact over the next two decades, according to a release from Gov. Wes Moore's office. Our friends at the Washington Business Journal did a deep dive this spring into what the $103 million project will mean to the historic town.

Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe warns as fear grips on US workforce
Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe warns as fear grips on US workforce

Daily Mail​

time6 days ago

  • Business
  • Daily Mail​

Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe warns as fear grips on US workforce

Mike Rowe, the former host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, sounded the alarm on the nation's shortage of blue collar workers in the face of emerging technology. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, Rowe suggested that trade-based jobs may be the solution to the artificial-intelligence driven jobs apocalypse. 'We've been telling kids for 15 years to code. "Learn to code," we said,' he told audience members. 'Yeah, well AI is coming for the coders.' It is not, however, 'coming for the welders... the plumbers, the steamfitters or the pipefitters' or even 'the electricians' as these industries face major labor shortages. Rowe even claimed that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink once told him the nation needs 500,000 more electricians over the next few years. 'Not a week goes by that the Blue Forge Alliance, who oversees our maritime industrial base - that's 15,000 individual companies who are collectively charged with building and delivering nuclear-powered subs to the Navy ... calls and says "We're having a hell of a time finding tradespeople. Can you help?" 'I said, "I don't know man... how many do you need?" He says 140,000,' Rowe recounted, telling audience members how there is an urgent need for at least 80,000 technicians right now. 'These are our submarines,' he emphasized. 'Things go hypersonic, a little sideways with China, Taiwan, our aircraft carriers are no longer the point of the spear. They're vulnerable. Our submarines matter, and these guys have a pinch point because they can't find welders and electricians to get them built.' Rowe went on to say that the automotive industry is in need of 80,000 collision repair and technicians, while the energy sector needs somewhere between 300,000 to 500,000 more employees. Manufacturers are also having trouble finding workers, with about 400,000 jobs currently unfilled, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 'That's the underlying thing that I hope people really take from this conference,' he said, adding: 'There is a clear and present freak out going on right now. I've heard from six governors over the last six months. I've heard from the heads of major companies. It's like a memo went out and people are realizing, "You know something, we need to tend to this."' Rowe then concluded his speech by telling 'young men and women in this state that a bright future awaits if they... learn a skill that's in demand. 'That's going to resonate politically, that's going to resonate practically. It's gonna move the needle,' he vowed. Rowe's speech comes just weeks after the New York Times reported on manufacturers' concerns attracting and retaining workers. It noted that some companies need to use specialized equipment that requires employees to have extensive training and familiarity with the software - which is becoming increasingly harder to find as fewer young people attend vocational school. 'For every 20 job postings that we have, there is one qualified applicant right now,' lamented David Gitlin, chairman and chief executive of Carrier Global - which produces air conditioners and furnaces. But his job will likely see a growth in demand with the rise of artificial intelligence, as the massive data centers are built with cooling systems called chillers. In total, Gitlin estimates that each AI data center would require four technicians to maintain a single chiller. And as these data centers grow, more and more white-collar workers may soon find themselves without a job. Earlier this month, Ford Motors CEO Jim Farley even predicted that artificial intelligence will ' replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the US.' 'AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind,' he told Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Ideas Festival, shortly after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced future workforce cuts were likely as the company continues to implement AI in its operations. More recently, it was announced that Indeed and Glassdoor, the hiring and public HR platforms that have transparently connected employers with online applicants, will replace six percent of its staff with AI. Most of Indeed and Glassdoor's layoffs are expected to hit US workers, particularly in research and development, HR, and sustainability teams, according to an internal memo obtained by Indeed CEO Hisayuki 'Deko' Idekoba said the cuts include some leadership shakeups. He wrote in an email to staff that 'AI is changing the world.' 'We must adapt by ensuring our product delivers truly great experiences for job seekers and employers,' he added.

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