If a real AI job apocalypse hits there will be no escaping it for anyone.

Even people whose job can't be done by AI will be impacted because there will be far less demand for their services (everyone whose job IS directly AI replaceable will be a brokie) and there will also be far more supply of people moving into their field to escape all the jobs AI does directly replace.

"Join the trades" is the new "learn to code" in terms of seeming like good advice but having a very short shelf life.

A lot of the trades involve physical work, can be seasonal, and ride the construction cycle up and down. The employers tend to be small, and many are family owned, so they are "off the radar" of OSHA and EEOC. You may be at the mercy of bias and nepotism.

The trades are great, but not a panacea. Maybe emigrate to a country with better conditions for the working class.

I’d go with physical therapy! Or something else that’s closer to humans and health. “Problem solving” becomes that much more tangible and directly meaningful to another person

I have. Or general well rounded construction worker who knows how to build all aspects of a house. A full stack builder.

Have you?