Elon Musk is looking for trades workers to build AI data centers — and his famous 3-bullet-point requirement applies0

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• August 3, 2026

Elon Musk is reviving one of his famed hiring tactics as he recruits skilled trades workers for the AI data center buildout by his rocket company, SpaceX. Musk, in an X post last week, said SpaceX is hiring “exceptional engineering & skilled trades talent to build & operate the most powerful AI supercomputer clusters on