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韩国高中生可以搞芯片了：年薪六位数，奖金 270 万
This article reports on South Korean high school students abandoning traditional university education to enter semiconductor vocational schools, driven by AI's impact on the job market devaluing university degrees. The semiconductor industry offers high six-figure salary opportunities, extending to global trends like labor shortages in the US and increased corporate investment in skills training. Follow·
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The article reports that South Korea's Z generation, facing AI disruption of traditional career ladders, increasingly skips university exams to enter semiconductor vocational schools. Taking Chungbuk Semiconductor High School as an example, 96.4% of graduates secure jobs immediately upon graduation. Some students, like 17-year-old Lu Jun-sik, have been hired by Samsung, with average annual salaries reaching $107,300 and bonuses up to 2.7 million RMB when profit targets are met. The article notes that by 2026, over 480,000 South Koreans with university degrees or higher will be unemployed, youth unemployment is rising, and AI intensifies competition for entry-level positions. Meanwhile, the US semiconductor industry is projected to face a shortage of 157,000 technical workers by 2030, with companies like JPMorgan Chase, Meta, and Lloyd investing hundreds of millions of dollars in training technical workers, reflecting a global rise in demand for skilled talent and the devaluation of traditional academic pathways.
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* 1. South Korean high school students are turning to semiconductor vocational schools, abandoning the traditional university path.
Impacted by AI's disruption of the job market, high school students are more inclined to learn practical skills such as electronic circuits and cleanroom procedures, securing high-paying jobs upon graduation, such as being hired by Samsung.
* 2. The semiconductor industry offers high six-figure salary opportunities with substantial bonuses.
The average annual salary for Samsung Electronics employees is approximately $107,300, and if profit targets are met, bonuses for semiconductor department employees can reach 2.7 million RMB, attracting many young people to the industry.
* 3. AI is accelerating the devaluation of university degrees, while global demand for technical workers is rising.
Unemployment among South Koreans with university degrees or higher has hit a five-year high, while the US semiconductor industry is projected to face a shortage of 157,000 technical workers by 2030, with companies like Meta and JPMorgan Chase increasing investment in skills training.
* 4. Global companies are investing resources to train technical workers, replacing traditional academic pathways.
Companies like JPMorgan Chase, Meta, and Lloyd have each invested hundreds of millions of dollars in training electricians, data center technicians, etc., reflecting the scarcity and importance of skilled talent in the AI era.
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半导体行业观察 2026-07-29 08:49 安徽
半导体行业观察：随着 Z 世代努力应对人工智能颠覆传统职业阶梯的问题，越来越多的韩国青少年放弃了上大学，转而选择半导体职业学校——这让他们在达到投票年龄之前就走上了年薪六位数的道路。
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随着 Z 世代努力应对人工智能颠覆传统职业阶梯的问题，越来越多的韩国青少年放弃了上大学，转而选择半导体职业学校——这让他们在达到投票年龄之前就走上了年薪六位数的道路。
学生们不再像其他学生那样在高中最后几年准备大学入学考试，而是学习电子电路设计、洁净室规程和污染控制等技能，同时学习微积分和化学——这是在该国价值数十亿美元的芯片产业工作所需的技术基础。
在首尔东南部的忠北半导体高中，96.4% 的学生毕业时都已获得工作机会。
“我上初中时，曾试图说服一些朋友和我一起读高中，”17岁的高三学生卢俊植（音译）告诉《纽约时报》。他已经收到了三星公司的录用通知。但很多朋友最终还是选择了上大学。“他们现在都后悔了，”他补充道。
和俊植一样，大约四分之一的学生毕业后直接进入韩国最大的公司三星工作。据《韩国先驱报》报道，去年三星电子员工的平均年薪为1.58亿韩元（约合10.73万美元）。
根据该公司最新的工会劳动协议，如果利润目标得以实现，其半导体部门的员工（包括装配线操作员）明年最多可赚取 40 万美元（约270万人民币）。
人工智能让大学毕业生找工作更难了，但也为半导体制造业创造了年薪六位数的机会。
随着人工智能迫使世界各地的年轻人重新思考传统的四年制学位是否仍然是获得稳定、高薪职业的最安全途径，半导体制造等更具实践性的职业也更具吸引力。
2026年第二季度，韩国有超过48万名拥有大学或以上学历的失业者，创五年来新高。在15至29岁的年轻人中，失业率小幅上升至7.2%，预计人工智能将继续加剧入门级职位的竞争。
这种趋势并非韩国独有。在美国，拥有至少学士学位的劳动者失业率高达2.7%，这是自2015年疫情爆发以来从未见过的水平。美国的年轻人也面临着类似的困境，青少年正经历着近80年来最糟糕的暑期就业市场。
与此同时，人工智能也催生了对构建其基础设施所需工人的需求。数十亿美元正涌入包括德克萨斯州、加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州、纽约州和俄亥俄州在内的各州的半导体制造厂和数据中心，从而创造了对电工、技术人员、建筑工人和先进制造专家的需求。
据彭博社援引麦肯锡的研究报告称，到 2030 年，美国半导体行业预计将面临约 157,000 名技术工人的短缺。
对许多劳动者而言，这些工作提供了一条高薪途径，可以替代传统的大学学历之路。据半导体行业协会统计，五分之一的半导体从业人员没有大学学位，而该行业2020年的平均年薪约为17万美元。
除了半导体行业，各公司还在向技术工人领域投入数十亿美元。
半导体行业的繁荣只是重建美国技术工人队伍这一更广泛计划的一部分。
本月初，摩根大通首席执行官杰米·戴蒙强调，造船和其他重大工业项目急需更多技术工人。
“未来五到十年内，我们需要 30 万名电工、焊工等来建造船舶，”戴蒙在费城海军造船厂接受CNBC采访时表示。
他的公司同时宣布通过贷款和慈善捐赠投资 2400 万美元，用于支持新建潜艇制造和组装厂，预计将创造 450 个永久性就业岗位，并扩大员工培训。
马克·扎克伯格旗下的Meta公司也加入了这一行列，近期启动了一项名为“美国劳动力学院”（America's Workforce Academy）的1.15亿美元培训项目。该项目旨在专门培训数据中心技术人员，完成为期5周的培训课程后，学员将保证在Meta旗下的某个数据中心获得一份工作。
今年早些时候，劳氏公司宣布投入 2.5 亿美元，在未来十年内帮助培训 25 万名技术工人，从事管道、木工和电气等领域的工作。
“在人工智能加速发展的今天，行政和分析类职业将日益占据主导地位，”劳氏公司首席执行官马文·埃里森当时告诉《财富》杂志，“我们认为，在不久的将来，技能型人才培养计划将变得更加重要。”
（来源：编译自财富）
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Key Quotes
> As Generation Z struggles with the issue of AI disrupting traditional career ladders, an increasing number of Korean teenagers are giving up on going to university and choosing semiconductor vocational schools — this puts them on a path to six-figure salaries before they even reach voting age.
> At Chungbuk Semiconductor High School in the southeastern part of Seoul, 96.4% of students have job offers upon graduation.
> AI has made it harder for university graduates to find jobs, but it has also created six-figure salary opportunities in semiconductor manufacturing.
> By 2030, the US semiconductor industry is projected to face a shortage of approximately 157,000 technical workers.
> In the next five to ten years, we need 300,000 electricians, welders, and others to build ships.
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