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Data center work, explained by people doing it.
The pay, the sites, life on site and the equipment, in plain field language for people coming from oil and gas.
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What a week on a data center build really looks like
Schedules, start times, badging, phones, who you answer to and how the pace changes as a data hall gets close to handover, for people coming from oil and gas.
ReadData center QA/QC interview questions, and how to answer them
Data center QA/QC, commissioning and turnover interview questions, what they're really checking, and how to answer with oil and gas experience.
ReadLiquid cooling and CDUs: what's new for pipefitters and mechanical QC
How direct-to-chip liquid cooling and CDUs work on AI data centers, and what pipefitters and mechanical QC need to know about flushing and leak testing.
ReadWhat data center jobs pay, from real postings
Pay ranges for data center QA/QC, commissioning, turnover and trade roles, taken from the openings we post, plus what to ask about per diem and overtime.
ReadWhere data centers are being built: 23 campuses by state
The major data center campuses under construction in the US right now, by state, with the owner, size, timeline and a source for each. Updated monthly.
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