08/14/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Friday, August 14, 2026** **LU-613 Atlanta** leads the Southeast with 306 open calls at $40/hr — the QTS Fayetteville data center complex alone is pulling 100+ JWs across multiple contractors, mostly on 4-10s with optional Saturdays. **LU-26 DC** sits at $62/hr with 192 openings, including a 60-hr/week call out of Fredericksburg and multiple data center and transit jobs across the metro. **LU-494 Milwaukee** is the standout for guaranteed hours — the Port Washington Data Center is running 58-60+ hrs/week at **$62.51/hr** (Wisconsin license required) across four contractors, with 54 of the 184 calls tied to that one site. **LU-1426 Grand Forks** has a stacked package at the Polaris Forge Data Center: $44.80/hr base plus $100/day per diem, $100/day attendance incentive, $100/day ND-license bonus, and $150/day on weekends — 88 JW slots open on 6-10s. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is paying $10 over scale with 2x OT on 6-10s at two data centers, and the QTS night shift adds a 17.3% differential — 131 calls total. **LU-401 Reno** offers the most variety: Thacker Pass has housing and food provided plus a completion bonus, while Sparks data centers are running $10-$14 over scale on 5-10s. Data center work is dominating boards coast to coast this week — travelers with licenses in Wisconsin, Nevada, Iowa, or North Dakota have the most doors open right now.