Data Centers May Be Cutting Edge, But Their Workforce Is Mostly On The Edge Of Retirement Is half of the data center workforce close to calling it quits? Amid a flood of demand for data centers that shows no signs of abating, it is perhaps unsurprising that U.S. data center operators are worried about finding enough qualified employees to run their facilities. But exacerbating these fears is a reality that may be less intuitive in an industry on the cutting edge of the digital revolution: Its workforce is getting old. With nearly half of the sector’s workers nearing retirement age, companies are scrambling to play catch-up and restock a talent pipeline spread dangerously thin.