Updated Oct 28, 2026
How many workers does Meta need?
Meta's reported peak construction crews run from 1,000 to 7,500, the high end at Hyperion (Richland Parish) in Holly Ridge, LA. We track 7 Meta projects: 6 under construction, 1 in the planning stage.
Add the reported figures together and you get 21,700. That's not a headcount. The peaks don't all fall at the same time, and 4 of the 6 figures may count total jobs over the build rather than people on site at once.
Per megawatt, these come out between 1.2 and 4.5 workers per MW. The median across every project we track is on the workforce page.
Who's building Meta's projects?
Hyperion (Richland Parish): DPR Construction, Turner Construction, Mortenson. El Paso Data Center: JE Dunn and Hensel Phelps. Lebanon data center campus: Mortenson and Turner Construction, with Faith Technologies. New Albany Data Center / Prometheus: Turner Construction. Beaver Dam data center: Mortenson. Builder sources are linked on each project page.
Are there calls on Meta jobs?
Yes. 2 public calls tied to Meta projects through IBEW 611, last seen Oct 12, 2026 on TrampHereBro, listed as incentive pay without an amount. The full tables are on the project pages and the per diem sheet.
Meta projects we track
| Project | Stage | Size | Peak crew | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperion (Richland Parish)Holly Ridge, LA | Building | 5 GW · $50B | 7,500jobs at peak construction (Meta) | datacenters.atmeta.comJul 13, 2026 |
| Meta Mason County data center campusMason County, KY | Planned | 2.2 GW · $10B | 4,000+more than 2,000 skilled trade workers at the first phase's peak and 4,000 or more possible during later phases, per the county's project summary (Lexington Herald-Leader, Oct 14, 2026). Phase one is one 396 MW data center, forecast to start within 36 months of the Oct 13 agreement and contingent on state KEDFA incentives. MW is 'up to' | datacenterdynamics.comOct 15, 2026 |
| El Paso Data CenterEl Paso, TX | Building | 1 GW · $14B | 4,000construction jobs as reported (may be cumulative, not concurrent) | about.fb.comJul 28, 2026 |
| Lebanon data center campusLebanon, IN | Building | 1 GW · $10B | 4,000construction jobs as reported (may be cumulative, not concurrent) | about.fb.comFeb 11, 2026 |
| New Albany Data Center / PrometheusNew Albany, OH | Building | 1 GW · $1.5B | 1,200construction jobs as reported (may be cumulative, not concurrent) | datacenters.atmeta.com2026-09 |
| Beaver Dam data centerBeaver Dam, WI | Building | 220 MW · $1B | 1,000construction jobs as reported (may be cumulative, not concurrent) | wpr.orgMay 7, 2026 |
| Meta (Facebook) data center callsAlbuquerque area, NM | Building | — | — | trampherebro.comOct 12, 2026 |
Dashes mean not reported. Figures are as the linked source reported them. Last checked Oct 28, 2026. Verify with the local before you travel.