**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Friday, July 24, 2026** **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** is the top earner today — 188 open calls with the Port Washington Data Center running 50–60 hrs/week at **$62.73/hr**. Wisconsin license and drug test required, but five contractors are hiring there simultaneously. Hard to beat right now. **LU-26 Washington, DC** stays strong at **$62.00/hr base** with 174 open calls — JE Richards alone is running 60-hr weeks at the Manassas data center. NoVA data center work dominates, with controls and QA/QC calls mixed in. **LU-481 Indianapolis, IN** has 172 calls and a standout third-shift opportunity at Eli Lilly Lebanon — **$58.70/hr** on a 7-10s rotating schedule. Fluor is also paying 10% over scale at $53.80/hr on the same campus. **LU-237 Niagara Falls, NY** is worth the trip — 144 calls, **per diem on most jobs**, and 108 spots at Lake Mariner Data alone across three contractors running 7-10s. **LU-291 Boise, ID** has the best total package for travelers: Micron PLA work paying **$45.33/hr + $20/hr incentive + up to $200/day travel pay**. Book 2 is at 65, so get your name in. **LU-583 El Paso, TX** is a sleeper — base scale is low at $29.50, but Summit Line, B&D, and others are paying **$55/hr with all OT at double time** on 6-10 schedules. Do the math. Overall, data center and semiconductor construction are driving the bulk of open calls nationwide — travelers with OSHA 10, clean drug screens, and state licenses are in high demand from coast to coast.