AI TRADE JOBS & WEALTH CREATION
FOR ALL AMERICANS

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Trade schools and community colleges could have never imagined the scale and speed of today’s AI infrastructure buildout. That’s the void we fill.

The Stakes

  • 400,000 skilled trade jobs are currently unfilled across the U.S.

  • By 2033, nearly 2 million positions could go unfilled.

  • Manufacturing alone needs 3.8 million additional workers by 2033, with half that demand projected to go unmet.

AI-Specific Infrastructure Demands

  • More than 400 new data centers are expected in the next five years.

  • Each hyperscale build requires 1,500–3,000 workers at peak construction.

  • Many projects tied to U.S. national security require cleared employees—adding urgency.

What America Faces

  • Severe shortages in AI trades, driven by gaps in awareness, training, and placement.

  • Outdated, fragmented trade schools too slow and siloed to meet hyperscale demand.

  • An urgent need to upskill the next generation and reskill mid-career entrants to secure AI leadership.

This is our nation’s moment to act.

PLAY → TRAIN

This isn’t another broad “gamer to coder” fantasy. It’s a precision-guided tactical strike on America’s next AI workforce. Thirty million U.S. gamers aged 18–24 without a college track. They’re not “lost”; they’re untapped. Digitally fluent. Hungry. Available now. We believe they are the single most viable, high-conversion demographic to attract, train, and deploy into AI hyperscaler infrastructure roles. These aren’t passive young adults—they’re the active core of America’s next data center buildout.

TRAIN → WORK

This isn’t a community college retrofit. It’s a $100M, first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art training and staffing campus purpose-built for AI hyperscaler timelines. With White House policy momentum at our back—from the AI literacy mandate to apprenticeship funding—and private capital alignment through employer seat-blocks and VC/PE capex financing, we’re building the trades academy for America’s AI workforce.

  • 1. Campus Footprint & Land Acquisition

    Square footage: ~75,000–100,000 sq ft.

    • Comparable to a midsize technical college satellite campus or hyperscaler training lab.

    • Space includes: labs (power, fiber, cyber, rigging), VR/AR suites, placement floor, admin, classrooms, and security/clearance offices.

    Land purchase:

    • TX (Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin outskirts, Houston corridor): $3–5M for 10–15 acres.

    • VA (Northern Virginia, Ashburn/“Data Center Alley”): $8–12M for similar acreage (higher due to proximity to hyperscaler campuses).

    Construction cost:

    • $250–350 per sq ft for advanced lab facilities.

    • Total: $20–35M.

    2. Specialized Labs & Equipment (Capex Heavy)

    Power & Thermal Lab: MV switchgear, UPS/battery systems, diesel/gas generators, immersion cooling skid bays.

    • $7–10M initial capex.

    Network & Fiber Lab: Structured cabling plants, optics benches, fiber splicing bays, L1–L3 routers/switches.

    • $3–5M.

    Cyber Range: OT/ICS simulation, red/blue team infrastructure, NIST/DoD-aligned runbooks.

    • $4–6M.

    Construction & Rigging Yard: Heavy equipment simulators + steel/welding rigs.

    • $2–4M.

    AI-Enhanced Learning Suite: VR/AR headsets, immersive hazard sims, digital twin integration.

    • $1.5–3M.

    Security & Clearances Desk: Secure rooms, biometric systems, federal compliance build-out.

    • $500K–1M.

    Total Lab Equipment Capex: ~$18–29M.

    3. Staffing (Annual Opex)

    Instructors:

    • 30–40 SME instructors across trades (electricians, HVAC, welding, networking, cyber, security).

    • $4–6M/year payroll.

    Support staff:

    • Placement desk (MBAs, staffing pros), admin, security clearance officers, coaching staff.

    • $3–5M/year payroll.

    Leadership team: Campus director, lab managers, HR, finance, compliance.

    • $1.5–2M/year.

    Total Staff Payroll: ~$8.5–13M/year.

    4. Operating Costs (Annual Opex)

    Facilities: Utilities (power, cooling, fiber backbone), maintenance, insurance.

    • $2–4M/year.

    Curriculum Development: Quarterly updates, alignment with employer councils, AI literacy modules.

    • $1–2M/year.

    Technology Licensing: VR/AR platforms, digital twin software, LMS, AI coaching systems.

    • $1–2M/year.

    Marketing & Recruitment: Awareness campaigns (federally co-funded, as we outlined).

    • $2–3M/year.

    Total Opex (non-payroll): ~$6–11M/year.

    5. All-In Pilot Campus Costs

    • Capex (Land + Build + Equipment): ~$45–75M.

    • Annual Opex (Staff + Ops): ~$15–24M.

WORK → WEALTH

Imagine a $125M awareness campaign reaching 30M citizens, making AI literacy a household phrase—and a national and economic security priority.

Imagine a state-of-the-art campus. A beacon of hope. $100M lighting the way. Proof that America still builds—and still cares.

Imagine a trades career app that orchestrates end-to-end—aptitude matching, tuition and enrollment, clearance pre-screens, and human-AI coaching.

Imagine zero learner tuition burden—with stipends covering transportation, childcare, lodging, tools, and workwear.

Imagine the ripple—trade schools reborn, community colleges recharged, a movement scaling beyond one site, beyond one city, beyond one sector.

Imagine two million American hands trained for hyperscale—defending grids, securing data, powering the next century.

Now imagine the blueprint for how a nation prepares its people for the age of AI.

This is not a project. It’s a mandate.