(NewsNation) — Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering America's job landscape, prompting younger workers to reconsider career paths as automation threatens traditional white-collar positions, according to a McKinsey study.

The consulting firm's research found that approximately 30% of current workplace tasks could be automated within five years, creating anxiety among job seekers and forcing widespread upskilling efforts across industries.

Cameron Vogelsang, an electrical contractor in Tennessee, told NewsNation that AI poses less of a threat to skilled trades than office jobs.

"AI isn't going to take over the hard skills," Vogelsang said. "AI can take the soft skills. That's why you see people in white collar jobs, some of them are losing their positions because AI can now d

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