08/13/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Thursday, August 13, 2026** **LU-613 Atlanta, GA** is the volume leader today with 299 open calls at $40/hr — heavy data center action in Fayetteville with 4-10s plus Saturday options, and a hospital high-rise at Wellstar Paulding rounding things out. **LU-26 Washington, DC** at $62/hr is the top scale rate on the board, with 197 calls spread across federal, data center, and university work in DC, Virginia, and Maryland — several JE Richards calls are running 60-hour weeks with daily OT and Saturdays. **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** has 194 calls and a standout deal at the Port Washington Data Center: three contractors are paying **$62.51/hr** (10 over scale) with 50-60 hour weeks — Wisconsin electrical license required across the board. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** is worth a look at 129 calls — data center work is paying **$10 over scale** with 2x OT and double-time, and a night shift call at QTS is adding a 17.3% shift differential on top of that. **LU-1426 Grand Forks, ND** has 92 open calls just at the Polaris Forge Data Center in Harwood — 6-10s with $100/day per diem, daily attendance incentives, and an extra $100/day for ND license holders; per diem requires you be 100+ miles out by GPS. **LU-583 El Paso, TX** has a split market: the Santa Teresa, NM calls are paying **$55/hr with 2x OT** (NM license needed), while the Rosendin El Paso call offers $40/hr plus a $15 attendance incentive at 60-hour weeks. Overall, data center construction is driving the bulk of open calls nationally — travelers with state electrical licenses are in the best position to capitalize right now.