**IBEW Traveler Snapshot | Wednesday, July 1, 2026** **LU-481 Indianapolis** leads the Midwest with 187 open calls and top pay hitting $53.80/hr at the Meta Data Center in Lebanon — 10% over scale with 5-12s Mon-Fri plus a 10-hr Saturday. Lilly LP1 is running 7-10s on a rotating schedule for those who want max hours. **LU-26 Washington DC** is stacked at $62.00/hr scale with 147 open calls — FIS LLC in Sterling VA is the standout, adding $125/day per diem on top of scale at an active data center with planned OT. The Nolan Building Springfield gig runs 2 years if you want to plant a flag. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is a strong sleeper pick — data center work at QTS and EWD is paying $54.48/hr (10 over scale) with double-time OT on 6-10s. Iowa license required, so plan ahead if you're not already cleared. **LU-354 Salt Lake City** has a monster incentive at Eagle Mountain QTS — Cupertino is paying $61.22/hr all-in, and Wasatch is stacking $225/day on top of scale for 82 open positions across the board. **LU-401 Reno** mirrors the SLC data center boom with Redwood and Rosendin both at $62.00/hr ($10 over scale) at Edgecore and Vantage/Tesla-SEMI — all OT double-time on 5-10s. Overall, data center and EV/pharma manufacturing work is driving volume from coast to coast — travelers with OSHA cards and clean backgrounds have their pick of long calls right now.