{"id":282888,"date":"2026-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/ai-skills-in-high-demand-in-southeastern-wisconsin-waukesha-co-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:05:08","slug":"ai-skills-in-high-demand-in-southeastern-wisconsin-waukesha-co-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/ai-skills-in-high-demand-in-southeastern-wisconsin-waukesha-co-news\/","title":{"rendered":"AI skills in high demand in southeastern Wisconsin | Waukesha Co. News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/the_freeman\/news\/demand-for-ai-skills-grows\/article_867800b1-b902-5228-9249-d1e2a4b9355e.html\">AI skills in high demand in southeastern Wisconsin | Waukesha Co. News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/the_freeman\/news\/demand-for-ai-skills-grows\/article_867800b1-b902-5228-9249-d1e2a4b9355e.html\">https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/the_freeman\/news\/demand-for-ai-skills-grows\/article_867800b1-b902-5228-9249-d1e2a4b9355e.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-27 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.gmtoday.com\">www.gmtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PEWAUKEE \u2014 Demand from businesses and industries across southeastern Wisconsin for workers with artificial intelligence skills continues to grow, and despite concerns that AI could eliminate jobs, the president of Waukesha County Technical College says employers are looking for more trained workers, not fewer.<\/p>\n<p>According to WCTC President and CEO Rich Barnhouse, the college\u2019s artificial intelligence program was developed after repeated conversations with employers throughout the region about workforce needs.<\/p>\n<p>Barnhouse said that after arriving at WCTC in late 2020, he met with 60 to 80 companies to discuss the skills they wanted from future graduates. 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