I read this article. The title of the article is a stretch. You don't need college to earn that 75k, but you're going to need 5+ years of experience in a trade to get there.
This is actually the ideal time for all companies to a.) automate more, b.) increase wages, c.) explore extensible employment models (e.g. uber, air bnb, mechanical turk, etc.). Corporations will do a and c on their own, but b is stubbornly inhibited by misguided corporate philosophy of "work to maximize the value of a share" vice "work to maximize value of the product offering".
1. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611423/rebuilding-germany...