Data Centre Magazine April 2026, Issue 43 | Page 14
The portion of the US’ current skilled trade workforce OpenAI estimates will be needed for data centres over next 5 years to meet demand
The percentage of the 2,091 surveyed adults in the construction industry within the Harris Poll that noticed a growing interest from young people in pursuing trade careers
STATISTICS
1 in 5
The portion of the US’ current skilled trade workforce OpenAI estimates will be needed for data centres over next 5 years to meet demand
78 % 4 in 10
The percentage of the 2,091 surveyed adults in the construction industry within the Harris Poll that noticed a growing interest from young people in pursuing trade careers
The portion of AI data centres expected to deploy liquid cooling in 2026