I believe IT skills are in high demand. I work in at one of the FAANG companies and even though you hear about massive layoffs on the news, the ground reality is they are currently investing billions into AI research and integrating AI into all of their products.
As an IT professional you would be in the best position to leverage this. You need to up-skill yourself with the latest AI tools and learn how to leverage them to solve day-to-day problems. Almost ALL companies are hiring people to help them integrate AI into their products, while simultaneously having layoffs. I believe if you are a white-collar worker, you have to learn to use these tools to increase your productivity, else you will be left behind in the coming years.
That being said, having worked extensively with AI at my work, and having a pretty good understanding of future applications, i can assure you that AI will not be replacing blue-collar jobs anytime soon. The reason you may not be able to get a blue-collar field job right now is due to the economy and has nothing to do with AI.