Gen Z electricians are making $240,000 to $280,000: Mike Rowe

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20 segments

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Larry Fink told me to my face, "There's

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a $10 trillion infrastructure coming."

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Everybody's in their own bubble. Now,

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75% of Americans have a negative view of

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data centers. It seems pretty clear if

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we're going to compete with China, if

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we're going to build a new grid, if

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we're going to embrace this new economy,

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we need the data centers, which means we

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need the plumber, and we need the

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uninterrupted power supplies, and we

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need hundreds of thousands of

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electricians. Then you've got to

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reinvigorate the trades. The

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electricians that I interviewed and met

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2 months ago in a data center in Plano,

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all under 30, all making 240 to 280

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grand a year, all with as much overtime

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as they want, none with any debt. People

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don't believe it.

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The video discusses the critical need for infrastructure and data centers to compete globally, highlighting the essential role of skilled tradespeople like electricians in building this new economy, while noting the high earning potential for these workers.