Tom BurtonCo-Founder, COO and CTO of LeadSmart Technologies

Why the future economy needs plumbers and electricians #SkilledTrades

Name: Why the future economy needs plumbers and electricians #SkilledTrades
Uploaded: 2026-01-27T15:50:11+00:00
Duration: 1 min
Channel: Tom Burton
Description: A short spoken monologue arguing that skilled trades—especially plumbers and electricians—are essential to the AI-driven future because they provide and…

27 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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A short spoken monologue arguing that skilled trades—especially plumbers and electricians—are essential to the AI-driven future because they provide and maintain power infrastructure. The speaker advises a family member to pursue electrical contracting in Colorado, citing potential earnings (~$200k–$250k) and greater financial stability than law enforcement.

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One of the biggest there's one of our articles today talks about one of the biggest factors out there right now to the AI driven economy in future is power. One of the biggest challenges with getting power is plumbers and electricians, right? So we'd be far better served as an as an economy and as a country and probably the world by having more skilled plumbers. And I'm going through this with, with one of our kids. He's looking at a career in law enforcement, which is admirable. But I'm telling him he's got a wife and a baby and they want another child. And I'm saying, look, you know, you live in Colorado, let's get you connected in with through them with into some contractors there and you know, go, go make 200, $250,000 a year living in Colorado Springs as an electrical contractor. You know, you make more money than law enforcement and help the future.