07/18/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Saturday, July 18, 2026** **LU-26 Washington, DC** tops the pay scale at $62.00/hr with 188 open calls — FIS LLC alone has 36 JW slots at Sterling, VA data centers with $125/day per diem, and Power Solutions is stacking medium voltage and BMS work across Northern VA. Background checks and OSHA 10 are common requirements here. **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** is the overtime story of the day — Port Washington Data Center calls through Gurtz, MJ Electric, and Uihlein are running 50-60+ hrs/week at $62.73/hr ($52.73 + $10 over), but you'll need a Wisconsin JW license to get on. **LU-294 Hibbing, MN** has 191 open calls with $49.86/hr plus $125–$175/day subsistence on the dominant Hunt Electric calls — that's serious take-home on 6-10s with Saturday double time. Instrument techs with EPRI cert can land $54.85/hr. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** is a sleeper hit — data center calls are paying $54.48/hr (that's $10 over scale) with double-time OT on 6-10 schedules. Iowa JW license and OSHA 10/30 required across most calls. **LU-583 El Paso, TX** stands out for linework — NM calls are hitting $55/hr with all OT at double time, though you'll need the NM EE98J license for most of them. Overall, the data center boom is driving volume and premium pay across the board — travelers with licenses, OSHA certs, and MV experience have the most options right now.