07/03/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Friday, July 3, 2026** Big numbers to kick off the holiday weekend. **LU-1105 Newark, OH** leads volume with 201 open calls — data center and gas power plant work in New Albany is paying up to **$50.67/hr with all OT as double-time**, and several contractors are running 5-10s plus Saturdays on long calls. **LU-481 Indianapolis** is right behind at 187 calls, with Meade Electric topping out at **$53.80/hr (10% over scale)** at the Meta Data Center in Lebanon — 5-12s Monday through Friday plus a 10-hour Saturday. **LU-494 Milwaukee** has the premium data center stack: 63 JW calls at Port Washington paying **$62.73/hr ($10 over scale)** with 50-60+ hours per week available — Wisconsin license required. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is loaded with data center work at **$54.48/hr ($10 over scale)** and six 10s with double-time OT; QTS second shift adds a 17.3% shift differential on top. **LU-1426 Grand Forks** is worth a look — Parsons alone has 47 JW calls at Polaris Forge Data Center with **$100-150/day incentive plus $100/day per diem** on six 10s; ND license required. Overall, data centers are driving the market hard right now with premium scale add-ons and aggressive OT structures across the board.