08/06/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Thursday, August 6, 2026** **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** is the top earner today — $62.73/hr on the Port Washington Data Center calls, with multiple contractors (Cupertino, Gurtz, MJ Electric, Tri-City) running 50–60+ hrs/week. Bring your Wisconsin electrical license and expect a drug test. 201 open calls total. **LU-26 Washington, DC** holds strong at $62.00/hr base with 147 open calls spread across federal and airport work — Aarow Electric alone is carrying 33 JW calls across three sites. Several positions require US citizenship proof and background checks, so have your docs ready. **LU-613 Atlanta, GA** leads in raw volume with 313 open calls. Scale is $40.00/hr, and the QTS Fayetteville data center work is stacking up fast — Inglett & Stubbs, Whitehead, and Miller all have significant calls there running 4-10s plus optional Saturdays. **LU-291 Boise, ID** has a standout call: Prime Controls needs 52 JWs at Micron ID1 on a 60/60/50 schedule at $45.33/hr plus **$20/hr travel pay and $170/day per diem** — one of the better total compensation packages in today's data. VECA's META call is running 6-10s at $65.33/hr if you hold an Idaho license. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** is worth a look — CST's EWD Data Center call has 42 JWs at scale plus $10 over with double-time OT, and there's a second-shift option with a 17.3% differential on top of that. **LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND** has 60 JW calls at Polaris Forge Data Center with $100/day per diem, weekday/weekend incentives, and an extra $100/day for ND license holders — solid upside for those who qualify. Overall, the data center buildout is clearly driving the market right