Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Nvidia CEO Predicts AI-Driven Job Growth
Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, said that AI will create many new jobs in the next ten years.
These jobs will be in construction, like electricians and plumbers, and they will pay a lot of money, sometimes over $100,000 a year.
Huang said that these jobs don't need a college degree, but they do need special skills.
He thinks this is a big chance for people to have good jobs without going to college.
He also said that Europe has a great chance to lead in AI robotics, but they need to fix their energy problems first.
Big companies like Tesla and Google are also investing a lot in AI robots.
Huang mentioned that the world is building the biggest infrastructure ever for AI, and there's still a lot more to do.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts AI will create high-paying jobs in skilled trades like electricians and plumbers.
Global spending on AI data centers and infrastructure is expected to reach $7 trillion by the end of the decade.
These jobs do not require a college degree but offer strong pay and long-term stability.
The US alone will need 130,000 electricians, 240,000 construction labourers, and 150,000 construction supervisors by 2030.
Europe has a strong industrial base and a chance to lead in AI robotics, but high energy prices are a concern.
- Who
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
- What
- Predicted AI-driven job growth and infrastructure buildout
- When
- During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
- Where
- World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
- Why
- To highlight job opportunities and infrastructure needs for AI
- CEO
- Jensen Huang
- Event
- World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
- Projected Global Spending
- $7 trillion by 2030
- Jobs in Demand (US)
- 130,000 electricians, 240,000 construction labourers, 150,000 construction supervisors
- Electrician Job Growth (US)
- 9% over the next decade
- AI Robotics Opportunity
- Once-in-a-lifetime for Europe
- Energy Supply Concern
- High energy prices in Europe
- Infrastructure Buildout
- Largest in human history