‘LITTLE KNOWN JOB BOOM’: Compass Datacenters CEO dishes how AI powers blue-collar boom
Compass Data Centers CEO Chris Crosby joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss how the rise of AI is fueling a blue-collar job boom and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for a pause on data center permits.
00:00 The AI-driven blue-collar job boom
00:35 Employment scale at data center campuses
01:14 Skilled trade salaries and the $300K electrician
02:24 Free 12-week trade scholarship program
03:14 Addressing Governor Abbott’s data center pause
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