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AI is Not Taking these jobs/careers

I read an article today about how traditional craft careers are spiking. The job market is shifting because of AI and automation of entry level jobs. Whole Foods has been quietly training over 1,300 employees in traditional crafts like butchering, cheese-making, and fish mongering. Not exactly what you'd expect from a modern grocery chain, right?

But here's the thing that caught my attention: they're doing this specifically because AI is changing what kinds of jobs are safe.

Microsoft released it's report today Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI. The report purpose was to measure how AI usage indicates potential occupational impact. Whole foods needs trade and artisan trained employees, not every job can be done with AI and automation.

Think about it: an AI can write a marketing email or analyze a spreadsheet, but it can't tell if meat is fresh or judge whether bread dough has the right texture. These are fundamentally human skills that require our senses and experience. Whole foods isn't alone, Lowe's Foundation committed $50M over the next 5 years to train 50,000 tradespeople.

Every morning, there's an article touting AI means these jobs or AI will take this job. What I find positive and is like the steam engine changed the industrial revolution; AI is reminding the job market that skilled trades, artisan work or roles that require genuine human connection will continue and thrive!

What do you think? Would you consider the idea of learning a traditional craft?

https://fortune.com/2025/07/17/whole-foods-artisan-apprenticeships-butcher-as-ai-wipes-corporate-jobs-gen-z/

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