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Metavesco Launches Recruiting Division Targeting Data Center Construction and GPU Workforce
Epic Labor AI will focus on placing skilled tradespeople and technical personnel for AI infrastructure buildout.
Apr. 13, 2026 at 1:24pm
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Glowing GPU hardware symbolizes the technological backbone fueling the AI infrastructure buildout that is constrained by a shortage of skilled labor.Cumming TodayMetavesco Inc. announced the launch of Epic Labor AI, a specialized recruiting division of its subsidiary Epic Labor, Inc. The new division will focus on recruiting skilled tradespeople and technical personnel for AI data center construction, commissioning, and operations nationwide. The announcement comes amid a surge in data center construction to support growing AI computing demands, which industry leaders say is constrained by a labor shortage.
Why it matters
The AI revolution requires a massive physical infrastructure buildout, but the U.S. currently lacks enough skilled workers to support it. Epic Labor AI aims to address this labor shortage by applying AI-powered recruiting tools to place in-demand workers like electricians, HVAC specialists, and GPU deployment technicians onto data center construction and operations projects.
The details
Epic Labor AI will recruit across two categories - construction trades like electricians, HVAC, pipefitters, and general labor, as well as technical personnel like GPU deployment technicians, fiber optic installers, and data center operations specialists. The division will leverage AI tools for candidate sourcing, screening, and matching to develop talent pipelines faster and with higher accuracy than traditional recruiting. Epic Labor AI will initially target high-growth data center markets like Northern Virginia, Texas, Iowa, Ohio, and Georgia.
- Metavesco announced the launch of Epic Labor AI on April 13, 2026.
- Industry data shows the U.S. will need approximately 300,000 new electricians over the next decade to support data center and electrification demand, while 200,000 current electricians are expected to retire during the same period.
The players
Metavesco Inc.
A diversified holding company focused on digital assets, DeFi, crypto mining, and staffing services.
Epic Labor, Inc.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Metavesco that delivers on-demand labor to businesses across construction, warehousing, hospitality, and other sectors.
Ryan Schadel
CEO of Metavesco.
What they’re saying
“The AI revolution requires a massive physical foundation, and right now America does not have enough skilled workers to build it.”
— Ryan Schadel, CEO, Metavesco
What’s next
Epic Labor AI will initially target data center construction markets with the highest concentration of active and planned projects, including Northern Virginia, Texas, Iowa, Ohio, and Georgia.
The takeaway
As AI computing demands drive a surge in data center construction, the launch of Epic Labor AI highlights the critical need to address the skilled labor shortage in order to build the physical infrastructure required to support the AI revolution.
