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Data Center Electrician job

What a data center electrician does day to day, the onsite schedule and overtime, the journeyman license, and how union and non-union apprentices get hired.

By Czarina Tabayoyong, Founder, Critical Path Hiring

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Reviewed as terms, pay and markets change.

The job

A data center electrician installs and terminates electrical equipment on a data center construction site, working from the drawings. The job requires a state journeyman license.

A typical day

  • Install and terminate electrical equipment onsite
  • Work from the drawings
  • Follow electrical safety rules around energized equipment
  • Work frequent overtime
  • Travel to the next project when the work wraps up

Location and schedule

Data center construction sites, onsite Monday to Friday. Overtime is frequent, and travelers get per diem.

Skills and certifications

Required

  • State journeyman license

Helpful

  • OSHA 10 or 30
  • NFPA 70E

Routes in

People enter through a union (IBEW) or non-union apprenticeship of about 4 years.

Next roles

This role leads to foreman or electrical commissioning technician.

Pay

Pay varies by market and level, and the current ranges are in our electrician and HVAC pay by market.

Questions

What is the schedule for a data center electrician?
Onsite Monday to Friday, with frequent overtime. Travelers get per diem.
What does a data center electrician need to get hired?
A state journeyman license is required. OSHA 10 or 30 and NFPA 70E help.
How do I become a data center electrician?
Through a union (IBEW) or non-union apprenticeship of about 4 years. Foreman and electrical commissioning technician are the next steps.

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