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Get hired on Washington's
data centers
Washington is building 788 MW of new data centers across 6 sites. This shows you how to get one of those jobs.
6 sites |1,514 workers at peak |Built by Microsoft
Still to build
788 MW
Total workers on site at peak
1,514
Building sites
6
Why now
Why Washington, why now
Washington is one of the busiest data-center states in the country, with 6 sites from companies like Microsoft, Vantage, Voltage Park, Vultr. The work is steady, it lasts for years, and there are not enough local workers for it.
The trades needed most here: electricians, carpenters, ironworkers. For electricians, the data centers alone need 0.1x as many new workers as Washington usually adds in a year.
What's inside
The Washington playbook
- Which trade to pick in Washington — ranked by how short the builders are.
- The site map — every Washington data center, who runs it, and where it stands.
- How to get hired — the Washington unions and contractors, and how a new apprentice gets in.
- Washington pay and how to get licensed — starting pay, the data-center bump, and the steps to journeyman.
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