IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Sunday, September 06, 2026
LU-26 Washington, DC has 463 open calls — one of the largest boards in this snapshot. JE Richards leads with 71 JW at the MDC Manassas site running 5x8 plus 2 daily OT and a paid Saturday at $62.00/hr scale; background check and 2-day safety training required. FIS is calling 25 JW for various VA data centers with planned OT and $125/day per diem. Dynalectric has 19 JW on a 1x8 + 4x12 schedule in Culpeper. Most calls require background checks; AWS badge needed for the FIS call.
LU-613 Atlanta, GA is running hot with 354 open calls across data center and hospital work. Top calls at $42.00/hr (above scale) include Inglett & Stubbs with 40 JW at QTS Fayette and Whitehead Electric with 40 JW at Fayetteville QTS DC3, both running 4-10s plus 2-8s Monday–Saturday. Miller Electrical has 29 JW on a shop call at the same premium rate. The Wellstar Paulding Hospital high-rise addition is hiring 20 JW with optional Saturdays. Safety-toe boots required on most calls; Book 1 is at 923, Book 2 at 35.
LU-494 Milwaukee, WI shows 229 open calls with standout earning potential. Gurtz and Cupertino are each calling 30 JW at the Port Washington Data Center at $62.51/hr on 58–60 hour weeks, with Wisconsin license and drug test required. Westphal Electric at Oak Creek Power Plant offers $60.00/hr + $1,050/week subsistence for travelers over 70 miles plus a 5% quarterly bonus on 5-10s. Book 1 and Book 2 are both at 35.
LU-481 Indianapolis, IN has 152 open calls. The headline call is Cupertino Electric placing 5 JW on a new 118-megawatt battery energy storage system in Greensburg — 5-10s Monday–Friday with optional Saturdays at double time; call date is Wednesday 9/09/2026. All outside work including underground conduit, MV cable pulls, and equipment setting. Drug test and steel-toe or composite boots required.
LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA is heavily data-center driven with 118 open calls. CST leads with 44 JW at the EWD Data Center on 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT; OSHA 10 or 30, background check, and drug screen required. TriCity and Cupertino each have 10 JW at QTS at the same $54.73/hr + 2x OT rate; Iowa Journeyman A license required for the Cupertino call. CBRE is filling 4 JW on 24/7 rotating shifts at EWD.
LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has 111 open calls across 26 active calls. Winward Electrical tops the board with 20 JW at QTS Eagle Mountain offering scale plus $225 incentive per 10-hour weekday or 8-hour OT Saturday — shop orientation at 8 AM. Cache Valley Electric has 10 JW at Facebook Eagle Mountain and a separate short shutdown call at Nucor starting September 13 on 12-hour shifts. Rydalch Electric is filling two calls totaling 20 JW at Rocky Mountain Power and the Delta Center.
LU-60 San Antonio, TX has 105 open calls across 11 active calls. Big State dominates the board with calls for 20 JIW, 18 CW 6-7, 17 CW 4-5, and 10 JIW Foremen, all at $39.00/hr scale. Alterman is calling 15 CW 6-7. TDLR license, OSHA 10, drug test, and background check are standard on Big State calls; Book 1 sits