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Mission critical

Data center projects, careers and hiring

See where data centers are being built, which mechanical, electrical, piping and controls roles they need, what those trades earn, and who to meet in the industry.

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  • Mechanical & HVAC
  • Plumbing & process piping
  • Electrical & power
  • Commissioning
  • Fire protection
  • Building automation & controls

Project map

43 publicly announced projects, 16 building or operating. Each links to its public source.

Roles & pay

9 mission critical roles with official U.S. pay data and what each job involves.

Cities

Every city and county with a sourced data center project, grouped by state.

Union locals

IBEW, UA and SMART locals in states with data center projects, with meetings, rate sheets and hall news.

Live openings

Current data center and critical facilities jobs, filterable by market, role and level.

Events

Conferences, chapter meetings and trainings from data center groups, with dates from organizers.

Industry groups

7x24 Exchange, AFCOM, BICSI and more — who they serve and how to get involved.

For employers

Tell us about your mission critical project and we will start a confidential search.

Data center markets

Local guides with area context and current openings.

Phoenix, AZDallas, TXAtlanta, GAChicago, ILDenver, CONorthern Virginia, VAColumbus, OHSalt Lake City, UTPortland, ORHouston, TXLas Vegas, NVCharlotte, NCNashville, TNSan Antonio, TXKansas City, MOOmaha, NERichmond, VAReno, NVMinneapolis, MNSeattle, WAAustin, TX

Data center groups

7x24 Exchange

Nonprofit forum for people who design, build, operate and maintain mission critical data center infrastructure, with national conferences and local chapters.

AFCOM

Professional community for data center and IT infrastructure professionals, with chapter meetings, education and networking.

Uptime Institute

Data center reliability standards and certification body (Tier ratings) that also runs member network conferences.

BICSI

Professional association for information and communications technology infrastructure, known for data center design credentials, standards and training.

Data Center World

Annual conference and expo covering data center design, power, cooling and operations.

DCD

Data center media and events company running regional DCD Connect conferences, including Virginia and New York.

iMasons

Nonprofit community for builders of digital infrastructure, with local chapter meetings and career programs.