Last updated: November 2026
Data center technicians keep servers, power and cooling running 24/7. Below are the kinds of data center and critical facilities jobs we list from employers like AWS, CoreWeave, Equinix, QTS, SpaceX and Target. Every job shows the pay the employer published, and we checked each one on the employer's own career site.
Current data center and critical facilities jobs
Browse live openings in the Data Center Technician and Critical Facilities categories. Those lists stay current as jobs are added and taken down. Pay examples below were checked on 13 November 2026.
Featured employers hiring now
These employers had a live data center or critical facilities job on MaintenanceJob.tech when we checked in November 2026 (jobs later marked filled are left out):
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), Data Center Engineering Operations Technician, Manassas, VA
- CoreWeave, Data Center Technician, Elk Grove Village, IL
- Equinix, Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer, Ashburn, VA
- Intel, Gases Technician (Facilities, 12hr Night Shift), Phoenix, AZ
- QTS, Critical Operations Technician I, Richmond, VA
- SpaceX, Data Center Facilities Technician, Hawthorne, CA
- Target, Data Center Engineer, Elk River, MN
Two kinds of data center jobs
- IT and operations technicians rack and swap servers, run copper and fiber cabling, fix failed hardware and do remote hands for customers. Example: the CoreWeave Data Center Technician job asks for computer hardware and Linux experience.
- Facilities and critical facilities technicians maintain UPS systems, generators, switchgear, chillers and CRAH/CRAC cooling units. Example: the SpaceX Data Center Facilities Technician job covers chilled-water plants, cooling towers, UPS and generator plants.
Some jobs mix both. The QTS Critical Operations Technician I job covers electrical, mechanical and IT equipment, plus customer installs on the data center floor.
What these jobs pay
In the data center jobs on our board in November 2026, hourly jobs started at $23.00 to $37.64 an hour and salaried jobs started at $65,000 to $75,400 a year. The tops of the published ranges reached $65.91 an hour (AWS, Manassas, VA) and $135,700 a year (Target, Data Center Engineer). Wide ranges usually mean several job levels. SpaceX, for example, publishes three levels from $23.00 to $51.00 an hour.
Other published ranges from that same check: CoreWeave $65,000–$85,000 a year; Equinix $69,000–$103,000 a year; QTS $31.38–$47.99 an hour; Intel $62,090–$120,110 a year. Full breakdown: Data center technician salary in 2026.
What employers ask for
- High school diploma or GED (Equinix, SpaceX). A degree is rarely required for technician jobs.
- 2 to 3+ years of hands-on electrical, mechanical, HVAC or IT hardware experience, or military technical training (AWS, QTS, SpaceX).
- Helpful certifications: CompTIA A+, Network+, BICSI Installer 1 (QTS); EPA 608 (SpaceX); OSHA 10/30 and NFPA 70E (Target).
- Comfort with on-call rotations and shifts in a 24/7 site, lifting up to 50 lb, and working in hot and cold aisles (CoreWeave lists 60°F to 90°F).
New to the field? Read How to become a data center technician.
Quick answers
Is a data center technician a good job?
It can be. The jobs on our board in November 2026 published pay from $23 to $65.91 an hour or $65,000 to $135,700 a year, and several add bonuses, stock or sign-on payments (Amazon, CoreWeave, Equinix, QTS). The trade-off is 24/7 coverage: on-call duty, night and weekend shifts.
Where are most data center technician jobs?
On our board in November 2026, 3 of the 7 data center and critical facilities jobs were in Virginia (Ashburn, Manassas, Richmond). Others were in Illinois, Minnesota, California and Arizona.
What is the difference between a data center technician and a critical facilities technician?
A data center technician usually works on IT hardware and cabling. A critical facilities technician works on the building systems that power and cool the servers. See our FAQ.