Nvidia’s CEO, Huang is bullish on the AI job market

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized that the artificial intelligence boom will create high-paying trade jobs while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

“This is the largest infrastructure build-out in human history that’s going to create a lot of jobs,” Huang said during his speech. “It’s wonderful that the jobs are related to trade craft, and we’re going to have plumbers and electricians and construction and steel workers, and network technicians, and people who install and fit out the equipment.”

The tech executive noted a significant boom in these sectors, with salaries nearly doubling. “We’re talking about six-figure salaries for people who are building chip factories or computer factories or AI factories,” he added.

Huang’s comments come as several major companies including Amazon, Salesforce, Accenture, and Lufthansa cited AI as a reason for employee layoffs in 2025.

“Everybody should be able to make a great living. You don’t need to have a PhD in computer science to do so,” Huang said, striking an optimistic tone about AI’s impact on the labor market despite concerns about automation eliminating white-collar positions.