**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Sunday, August 9, 2026** **LU-613 Atlanta, GA** is the volume leader today with 357 open calls at $40/hr — the QTS Fayetteville data center complex alone is pulling 100+ JWs across multiple contractors, most running 4-10s with optional Saturdays, so overtime is very much on the table. **LU-26 Washington, DC** carries the top scale at $62/hr with 175 open calls spread across federal, data center, and transit work in the DC/Northern VA corridor — several calls require drug-tested lists, OSHA 30, and proof of US citizenship, so have your paperwork ready. **LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND** is a sleeper worth watching: 132 open calls at $44.80/hr, but Parsons Electric is offering up to **$100-$150/day in attendance incentives plus $100/day per diem** on top of scale at the Polaris Forge Data Center — if you're 100+ miles out and can pass GPS verification, the all-in package is hard to beat. **LU-481 Indianapolis, IN** at $48.80/hr has 144 calls with standout packages at Google and Meta data centers — Meade Electric is paying **$53.80/hr with double-time OT** on a 5-12s + Saturday schedule at the Meta Lebanon site. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** and **LU-1105 Newark, OH** both top 110 calls with $10/hr over-scale offers on data center work and double-time OT incentives for making all available hours. Overall, data center construction is clearly driving the market right now — from Georgia to North Dakota, it's where the hours and the incentives are.