AI anxiety is becoming a bipartisan issue. The tech sector was once a seemingly unshakable source of solid employment. Now people who can code are facing the same threats of potential obsolescence as people with manufacturing, service, and administrative skills. These stories frame AI as a force that will reshape white-collar work in unforeseen ways—but when we look at the shifts that have already occurred for low-wage workers in other sectors, we find a likely road map for the future.