Across the five trade professions felt secure over the next decade, compared with 73% in healthcare
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75% across the five trade professions felt secure over the next decade, compared with 73% in healthcare.
n = 3,088 workers in the professions surveyed · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,088
- Population
- workers in the professions surveyed
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- The Professions Most Secure About AI
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Across the five trade professions felt secure over the next decade, compared with 73% in healthcare" Survey of 3,088 workers in the professions surveyed, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/across-the-five-trade-professions-felt-secure-over-the-next
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