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Meta cited a nationwide shortage of fiber technicians, welders, plumbers, electricians and other skilled tradespeople needed to build data centers.—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Trade schools training the next generation of electricians and welders.—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 The company had great teams coming from its pads at Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg—not just the engineers, but also welders and other laborers who work directly on the infrastructure.—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, HVAC technicians make roughly $60,000 a year, electricians make between $60,000-$68,000, and welders make between $51,000-$58,000.—Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for welder