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Trade jobs more lucrative than ever as data centers are paying young electricians enormous salaries

Nypost · · 677 words · By Marissa Matozzo
AI infrastructure expansion Educational shift (Trade vs. University) Blue-collar economic empowerment
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/lifestyle/data-centers-pay-young-electricians-up-t…

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“a February poll from Blue Rose Research found that 52% of Americans oppose data centers being built near their communities (with just 16% in favor)”
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Two independent web search results confirm the Blue Rose Research poll conducted for Climate Power, specifically citing the 52% opposition and 16% favor figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A blue rose is a flower of the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow, through use of artificial means such as dyes. Bl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. According to the National Organization for Civi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms red state and blue state have referred to US states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red stat…
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“one 2024 Harris Poll conducted for Intuit Credit Karma finding that nearly half of Gen Zers are considering blue-collar careers”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant contact information for financial advisors and Wikipedia entries for the Olympics and Elon Musk. No mention of the Harris Poll or Gen Z blue-collar careers was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Reeve Musk ( EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49t…
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“The electricians that I met most recently at a data center in Plano were making $260,000 a year”
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This claim appears to be an anecdotal account ('The electricians that I met'). The provided evidence consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries about New Jersey elections and Texas House elections, providing no corroboration or contradiction.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Christie was term-limited and ineligible to seek re-el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congress…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over two centuries of independence and former Spanish, French, …
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“Plano — about 20 miles north of Dallas — has become one of the hottest zones in the country, now home to more than 200 data centers, as per DataCenters”
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While evidence confirms Plano is a city in Texas and a suburb of Dallas, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the specific claim that it has 'more than 200 data centers' or citing 'DataCenters' as the source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HP Enterprise Services LLC (formerly Electronic Data Systems Corporation, then Electronic Data Systems LLC) was an American multinational information technology equipment and services company headquar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Plano ( PLAY-noh; Spanish for 'flat surface') is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County. A small portion of Plano is located in Denton County. Plano is one of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plano,_Texas
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“Dallas-based developer DataBank recently secured $2 billion in financing to construct three more facilities in the area, according to Business Insider”
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Three independent web search results confirm that DataBank secured $2 billion in financing to build three data centers in Red Oak, Texas (Dallas market).
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web search NEUTRAL — DataBank secures $2B in financing to build three data centers in Red Oak, TX, delivering 180MW of capacity, accelerating timelines, and supporting sustainable, high-efficiency infrastructure in the Da…
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web search NEUTRAL — The new loan is the company's largest construction financing to date and will fund the build-out of the first 3 of 8 planned data centers on the campus.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/databank-secures-2-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DataBank has secured $2.0 billion of construction financing for the first three data centres at its new Red Oak campus south of Dallas, Texas. The financing will support construction of DFW9, DFW10 an…
https://constructionfront.com/2026-04-23-databank-secures-2-…
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“Amazon paid $700 million for a Virginia parcel that a homebuilder had purchased for just $50 million a few years earlier, scrapping plans for more than 500 new homes”
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The provided evidence consists of generic Amazon.com homepage and membership links. There is no mention of a $700 million land purchase in Virginia or the cancellation of 500 homes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon Payment Products Amazon Visa Amazon Store Card Amazon Secured Card Amazon Business Card Shop with Points Credit Card Marketplace Reload Your Balance Gift Cards Amazon Currency Converter Let Us …
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the best in Best Sellers. Find the top 100 most popular items in Amazon Best Sellers.
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“Most data center electricians earn closer to $150,000, according to construction search firm The Birmingham Group”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'according'. There is no information regarding The Birmingham Group or electrician salaries.
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web search NEUTRAL — according是英语单词，主要用作形容词和动词，作形容词时译为“相符的；相应的；一致的”，作动词时译为“给予；符合，一致”，动词形式为accord的现在分词。 其英式发音为 [əˈkɔːdɪŋ]，美式发音为 [əˈkɔːrdɪŋ]。
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“the median salary for electricians nationwide was $62,350 in 2024, according to US Census data”
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The claim is directly confirmed by O*NET OnLine, which cites Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data stating that workers (electricians) on average earn $62,350.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the United States: Workers on average earn $62,350. 10% of workers earn $39,430 or less. 10% of workers earn $106,030 or more. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data.
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web search NEUTRAL — View and download tables on median earnings by sex and detailed occupation for Industry & Occupation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Employment and Wages, Annual Averages 2024 The annual bulletin Employment and Wages contains employment and wage data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program aggregated by ind…
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