Rapid data center construction exposes a U.S. skilled trades shortage decades in the making. Details labor gaps in electrical, mechanical and plumbing fields, argues companies must co-invest in apprenticeships and rebuild vocational pipelines, and proposes shifting software tools to keep experienced tradespeople on job sites rather than behind desks.
The Trade Shortage Crisis: How Data Centers Are Exposing America’s Skills Gap
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Wayne R Smith
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Forbes Business Council
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January 23, 2026
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