How many workers does it take to build a data center?
Reviewed 2026-10-19 by the Workforce Housing Direct team
A single data hall can need a few hundred trades. Gigawatt-scale campuses run into the thousands: the Frontier campus near Albany, Texas reported about 9,300 workers checking in during one week in October 2026. One 2026 industry report estimated about 52,300 peak construction workers across 17 large Texas campuses then under construction.
Texas examples (as reported)
| Project | Reported workforce |
|---|---|
| Vantage Frontier, Shackelford Co. | ~9,300 checked in during one week, Oct 2026 |
| Stargate Abilene | ~6,000 reported early 2026 |
| Fermi Project Matador, Carson Co. | Up to 14,500 temporary workers over 10–15 years (company estimate) |
See the Texas project tracker.
Sources
- Albany News, Oct 15, 2026
- Apollo Technical, Data Center Workforce Report 2026
- KAMR MyHighPlains, Feb 2026
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