Medium Voltage Electrician Jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Switchgear, substations and distribution up to 35kV. Now the third largest colocation market in the country, with more than 700 MW under construction.
The single most constrained trade in active data center markets.
Base range for this role is $85,000 - $145,000, before per diem. Work in this corridor clusters around Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Garland.
What gets you hired
NFPA 70E arc flash, state journeyman or master licence, and medium voltage qualification. Switchgear manufacturers often require their own factory course before you touch the gear.
When this trade is needed
Power infrastructure phase, from utility tie-in through switchgear energisation. Peaks before commissioning and drops once the hall is live.
Why Dallas-Fort Worth specifically
DFW grew into the third largest colocation market in the country with more than 700 MW under construction at once, and it did it on cheap land and a grid that is its own interconnection. ERCOT isolation cuts both ways: faster to connect, more exposed in a weather event.
Volume market. More simultaneous projects than specialists, so travel crews rotate in constantly and rates hold through the year rather than spiking.