08/11/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Tuesday, August 11, 2026** **LU-613 Atlanta, GA** is the volume leader today with 317 open calls at $40.00/hr — data center work is dominating, with Inglett & Stubbs and Whitehead Electric pulling hard at the QTS Fayetteville campus on 4-10s plus Saturday hours. The Wellstar Paulding Hospital addition is also a solid long-term call with 21 spots open. **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** has 196 openings at $52.51/hr base, but the Port Washington Data Center is paying $62.51/hr across multiple contractors — Cupertino, MJ Electric, and Gurtz alone account for 62 spots there. Wisconsin license required; plan for 58-60+ hour weeks. **LU-26 Washington, DC** checks in at $62.00/hr — top scale in today's data — with 188 open calls spread across Northern Virginia data centers and the WMATA traction power project. JE Richards is running 60-hour weeks with Saturday 10s at AS02 in Sterling. **LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND** is worth a serious look: 106 open calls, Parsons Electric holding 65 spots at the Polaris Forge Data Center with $100/day per diem, attendance incentives, and an extra $100/day for ND license holders — that stacks up fast on a 6-10 schedule. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** has 108 calls with CST's 37-JW data center call paying $54.73/hr at 2x OT — OSHA 10 minimum, orientations Tuesday and Thursday. **LU-401 Reno, NV** stands out for remote work — Bechtel at Thacker Pass has 33 spots with housing and food provided, and Bombard Electric is running 7-12s at $57.39/hr in Sparks. Overall, the market is heavy with data center and pharma work — travelers with OSHA 30, drug-tested cards, and flexible schedules are well-