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South Dakota // 500 MW Sioux Falls plan

South Dakota
Data Center Jobs

South Dakota's data center market is young but moving fast — a proposed 500-megawatt campus in Sioux Falls would be the state's largest, alongside an existing build near Pierre and proposals in the eastern counties.

500MW
Proposed Gemini campus in Sioux Falls (~$1.9B)
+30%
Pay premium for data center construction vs. typical builds
~340K
U.S. data center jobs projected unfilled by end of 2026
// On the ground

Where the work is

A snapshot of the major builds and clusters driving hiring demand across South Dakota.

Sioux Falls

Gemini campus (proposed)

A proposed ~500 MW, $1.9B campus on rezoned land between Sioux Falls and Brandon — poised to be the state's largest if incentives and permitting clear.

Sully County & Deuel County

Existing & emerging sites

Big Watt Digital operates near Pierre, and Applied Digital has proposed a campus in Deuel County.

Regional workforce

Transferable trades

Skilled trades from across the Sioux Falls metro and eastern South Dakota transfer directly.

// Hardest-to-fill

Roles in demand

The highest-value seats on any AI infrastructure project — the ones that decide whether a build ships on time.

Electricians
$120–150K+
480V busway, high-voltage & power distribution
MEP Engineers
Premium
Mechanical / electrical / plumbing + supervisors
Commissioning Specialists
Booked 12–18mo out
Workforce can’t scale as fast as the builds
HVAC / Cooling Techs
+67% demand
Air & liquid cooling for high-density AI loads
Pipefitters & Welders
High demand
Core trades for mechanical & cooling systems
Project Managers
Premium
Now running crews of 4,000–5,000 on mega-sites
Critical Facilities / BMS
Operations
Engineers & controls techs that run the floor
Data Center Technicians
Entry point
No degree required — the on-ramp for career-changers
Sioux FallsPierre / Sully CountyDeuel CountyRapid City
// Metros we serve

Data center jobs by metro

We recruit and place across every active market in South Dakota. Wherever the build is, we have boots nearby.

Primary

Sioux Falls

The state's largest metro and the focus of its biggest proposed campus.

Region

Pierre / Sully County

Home to South Dakota's largest existing data center.

Region

Deuel County

An eastern-SD site under consideration.

Region

Rapid City

Western South Dakota trades capacity.

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