“New collar” jobs require advanced skills but not necessarily advanced degrees, especially in emerging high-tech fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, electric vehicles and robotics.
There are real fears that workers will lose jobs to technology in the coming years.
But “new collar” optimists frame things in a more positive light: There are also real opportunities ahead.
“Somebody has to program, monitor and maintain those robots,” said Sarah Boisvert, the founder of the New Collar Network, a national work force training program based in New Mexico.
Still, even if millions of high-tech jobs are created in the coming years, the disruption to workers who lose jobs may be significant.
Persons:
“, ”, Sarah Boisvert
Organizations:
New Collar Network
Locations:
New Mexico