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RackTrades Weekly

Who is hiring on data center sites, what it pays, and the best new jobs for data center technicians, electricians and commissioning engineers. Built from the job postings we track every day.

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01 · Sites hiring now
Herndon & Ashburn, VA13
Trenton, SC & Montgomery, AL6
Austin, TX5
Avondale, AZ5
02 · Pay check
Journeyman electrician, low voltage$60–65/hr
Electrical foreman$95k–110k/yr
HVAC technician$45–55/hr
03 · Jobs worth a look
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Journeyman Low Voltage ElectricianSanta Teresa, NM
Electrical
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Data Center HVAC TechnicianDallas, TX
Critical facilities
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Engineering Operation TechnicianCoyanosa, Texas
Operations / tech
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What data center jobs actually pay

Journeyman electrician, low voltageSanta Teresa, NM$60–65/hr
Electrical foremanGarland, TX$95k–110k/yr
HVAC technicianDallas, TX$45–55/hr
Data center technicianmiddle of 20 posted ranges; hourly examples $20–38/hr (Glen Allen, VA)$65k–83k/yr

Ranges as published by employers in their postings. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Only a minority of postings list pay; the Weekly finds them for you.

What's inside

Sites hiring now

Five data center projects and campuses posting trades and technician roles this week, with who is hiring.

Pay check

Pay ranges employers actually published for electricians, DC techs and commissioning, with the source.

Ten jobs worth a look

The best new roles from the 1,700+ data center jobs we track, filtered for trades and technicians.

One straight answer

A question people keep asking on Reddit, answered with data from real postings.

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