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  The Great AI Job Divergence: Programmers Are Being Laid Off, Electricians Are Being Poached, and the Middle Is Disappearing

  Published date: 4 Aug, 2026

  12 min read

  In 2026 the AI job market is splitting in two: tech hiring is slowing and entry-level white-collar roles are vanishing, while data centers ignite bidding wars for electricians and memory-chip profits explode. This essay unpacks the four mechanisms behind the divergence—cognitive labor oversupply, tactile scarcity premiums, accountability moats, and capex pulses—and ends with a practical framework for where ordinary people should go.

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