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Texas
Data Center Jobs

Texas just passed Virginia as the country's #1 data center hub — and the crews to build it don't exist yet. We source and place skilled trades and technicians across every major Texas build.

~962
Total sites in the Texas pipeline (operational + under construction + announced)
~140
Texas data centers under construction — narrowly leading the nation
$140–280K
Reported pay for top data-center electricians in Texas
// On the ground

Where the work is

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

Abilene

Stargate

The Oracle / OpenAI / Crusoe mega-campus. Two buildings live; six more targeted, scaling toward 1.2 GW.

Shackelford County

Vantage “Frontier”

A $25B, 1.4 GW campus expected to employ 5,000+ workers across construction.

Dallas–Fort Worth

Hyperscale corridor

Peak crews of 4,000–5,000 on single campuses — a small city of skilled labor per site.

// Hardest-to-fill

Roles in demand in Texas

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
AbileneDallas–Fort WorthSan AntonioAustinShackelford County
// Metros we serve

Texas data center jobs by metro

We recruit and place across every active Texas market — from West Texas mega-builds to the North Texas hyperscale corridor. Wherever the cranes are, we have boots nearby.

West Texas

Abilene

Home to the Stargate campus (Oracle / OpenAI / Crusoe), scaling toward 1.2 GW. The epicenter of West Texas construction — heavy demand for electricians, pipefitters and commissioning crews.

North Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth

The state's hyperscale corridor, with peak crews of 4,000–5,000 per campus (e.g. DataBank's Red Oak). Deep, sustained need across every trade and operations role.

Greenfield mega-build

Shackelford County

Site of Vantage's $25B “Frontier” campus — 1.4 GW and 5,000+ construction workers — pulling skilled labor from across the state.

South Texas

San Antonio

A growing cluster anchored by major operators; demand concentrated in MEP, HVAC / liquid cooling, and critical-facilities technicians.

Central Texas

Austin

Where the semiconductor and data center buildouts overlap — meaning technicians with transferable mission-critical skills are in especially high demand.

// Metro job pages

Explore metro jobs

Dedicated local pages for the metros we cover most:

Building or hiring in Texas?

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