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Google’s New Initiative Aims to Match 25,000 Veterans With These In-Demand Jobs

Listen to this post Key Takeaways Google is partnering with Hiring Our Heroes, Student Veterans of America and the Home Builders Institute t

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Startups & Small Business · September 26, 2026
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Google’s New Initiative Aims to Match 25,000 Veterans With These In-Demand Jobs
Google’s New Initiative Aims to Match 25,000 Veterans With These In-Demand Jobs

Listen to this post Key Takeaways Google is partnering with Hiring Our Heroes, Student Veterans of America and the Home Builders Institute to help 25,000 veterans enter skilled-trades careers. The effort targets a growing labor shortage in the trades, as AI-driven data-center construction and other infrastructure projects increase demand for workers.

Google says hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades jobs are open nationwide, including roles such as master electrician, lead pipefitter and project manager. Google’s latest workforce bet is helping veterans enter the skilled trades.

First reported by Entrepreneur.

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