Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told UK audiences that electricians, plumbers, and other skilled craft workers will be needed “by the hundreds of thousands” as data centers expand to support AI workloads. Huang linked the construction demand to a continuing build-out of AI infrastructure, asserting trade school pathways can deliver strong employment outcomes without a four-year degree. The article cites ongoing capital intensity in data centers, including projected industry global spending through 2030, and highlights job creation during build-out as well as facility operations afterward. It also includes alignment from other industry leaders warning about potential shortages of skilled labor. For higher education institutions, the story reinforces the need to align CTE, apprenticeship partnerships, and workforce development funding with data-center expansion—especially in regions where enrollment constraints and skills gaps are already straining local labor markets.