San Francisco’s crumbling buildings are creating $130K jobs

Source: New York Post

As AI threatens to replace more white-collar jobs, a growing number of graduates are discovering that getting their hands dirty may be the smartest career move — with some skilled trades paying well into six figures. In cities like San Francisco, where much of the infrastructure dates back more than a century, aging elevators and escalators are creating a booming demand for workers who can keep them running. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers are now among the highest-paid blue-collar workers in the Bay Area, earning between $109,820 and $130,000 a year, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.