07/13/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Monday, July 13, 2026** **LU-26 Washington DC** leads on scale at $62.00/hr with 204 open calls — data center work in Sterling and Manassas VA is running 60-hour weeks with $125/day per diem on some jobs. Book 1 is down to just 1 name, so travelers should move fast. **LU-494 Milwaukee** is the overtime story of the day — Port Washington Data Center jobs are stacking $62.73/hr ($10 over scale) with 50-60 hour weeks across four contractors. Wisconsin license required, but the earning potential is hard to beat right now. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is quietly one of the best calls on the board — $54.48/hr ($10 over scale) with double-time OT across multiple data center contractors. CST alone has 50 JW openings at the EWD Data Center on 6-10s. **LU-481 Indianapolis** has 204 calls with the Meade/Meta job in Lebanon paying $53.80/hr (10% over scale) on 5-12s plus Saturdays — bring your OSHA 10 and be ready for a background check. **LU-294 Hibbing MN** stands out for subsistence — Hunt Electric's 105-man call runs 6-day tens with Saturday double time and $125–$175/day on top of scale. Overall, data center construction is carrying the market hard right now — premium pay, heavy overtime, and double-time OT are showing up from Iowa to Virginia.