Plumbing / Steamfitter-Pipefitter

Major Countdown

until AI starts cutting hiring for this major’s grads
Oct 2, 2047 · 7655 days left

AI is moving into fault diagnosis, estimates and scheduling, but robots are nearly a generation away from fixing leaks inside floors and ceilings or fitting pipe on site, and retirements leave employers short of apprentices. Plant pipefitting and sprinkler work shrink first.

The countdown is the time left until AI is expected to start cutting hiring for this major’s grads. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.