07/20/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Monday, July 21, 2026** **LU-26 Washington, DC** tops the pay chart at **$62.00/hr** with 188 open calls — data center and infrastructure work is stacked across Northern VA, including a 2-year military base job in Springfield and multiple DC campus calls with per diem up to $125/day. US citizenship and background checks required on several calls. **LU-294 Hibbing, MN** is the volume and earnings standout — 191 open calls, **$49.86/hr scale**, and Hunt Electric alone is pulling **149 JWs** on 6-10s with Saturday double time and up to $175/day per diem. Amtech's Instrument Tech call adds 10% over scale plus $175/day per diem for EPRI-certified techs. **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** is offering **$52.73/hr + $10/hr premium** at the Port Washington Data Center across multiple contractors — Gurtz and MJ Electric lead with 60-hour weeks available and a WI license required. **LU-481 Indianapolis, IN** has 188 calls with strong top-end money — Meade Electric and Fluor both paying **$53.80/hr (10% over scale)** at Meta and Eli Lilly sites, with 6- and 7-day schedules running. **LU-583 El Paso, TX** stands out for line work — scale is low at $29.50, but the dominant NM calls are paying **$55/hr with all OT at double time**, and Summit Line alone has 48 JIW openings. NM license is the key requirement. **LU-1105 Newark, OH** and **LU-683 Columbus, OH** are both hot for data center work — Newark's New Albany corridor has 183 calls with double-time OT across the board, while Columbus tops out at **$56.07/hr** for MV splicing-certified JWs at the Springfield 5C Data Center. Overall, the market is running strong — data centers are driving volume from coast to coast, and locals with licensing bonuses and