Also called: Data Center Operations Tech, Server Technician
Installs, swaps, and repairs servers and cables inside large data centers.
You get a ticket saying a server's hard drive died, walk the cold aisle to rack 42, replace it, and scan it back into service. AI data centers are hiring huge numbers of technicians.
Estimate; pay rising in AI data center markets.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. HS diploma plus CompTIA A+ or similar; associate helps.
Ways in: Certification, 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Information Technology (certificate), Electronics Technology.
Growing much faster than average. Booming with AI data center construction.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI is driving data center growth; robots may handle some server swaps by 2036, but racking and cabling stays hands-on.
Classes: Computer applications, Electronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2011.
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