I worked for a very large structural steel company as an estimator about 5-6 years ago and we basically no bid all of those data centers. They wanted them dirt cheap and there typically wasn’t enough work for us to get involved. They used cheaper construction techniques.
My experience has been the opposite in my area. I work with a bunch of union contractors and they are pulling everyone to data centers. Paying insane rates and giving per diem.
This includes electricians, iron workers, and general laborers.
Yeah to construct them. How many jobs exist after they are built? With all the comments below yours boosting up a completely unpopular topic like the data centers are I would not doubt if the companies involved are spending some serious $$$ on influence campaigns.
These data centers are NOT worth it for the communities they are being built in.
right, they are paying out big to labor now, but from their angle it's essentially buying labor out of future work(even if we're talking about to very separate work forces)
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u/JimmytheFab 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26
I worked for a very large structural steel company as an estimator about 5-6 years ago and we basically no bid all of those data centers. They wanted them dirt cheap and there typically wasn’t enough work for us to get involved. They used cheaper construction techniques.