IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Friday, September 18, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA pays $42.00/hr with 442 open calls, dominated by data center work at QTS Fayetteville and DataBank Fulton Industrial. Top employers Miller Electrical, Inglett & Stubbs, and Whitehead Electric are all running 4-10s with optional or mandatory Saturdays. Most calls require safety-toe boots and have Monday or Wednesday orientations only. LU-26 Washington, DC pays $62.00/hr with 401 open calls across Northern Virginia and DC proper. JE Richards is the biggest mover, running 60-hour weeks at Manassas and up to 58 hours at Fredericksburg, both requiring drug test, background check, and OSHA 10. Mid Atlantic needs OSHA 30 and a drug-tested list for multiple Northern VA data centers. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI pays $52.51/hr base, but the Port Washington Data Center calls at Gurtz, Cupertino, and MJ Electric are all paying $10/hr over scale with 50 to 60-hour weeks. All three require a Wisconsin electrical license and passed drug test before site access. Book 1 and Book 2 each show 35 members, so travelers have a real shot here. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT pays $46.22/hr with 131 open calls. The standout is Winward Electrical at QTS Eagle Mountain, paying scale plus a $225 incentive per 10-hour day Monday through Friday and $225 on Saturday OT. Cache Valley Electric has the most volume, including a short call at Proctor and Gamble in Corinne with possible 6-12s and night work. LU-134 Chicago, IL pays $63.15/hr with 131 open calls, but the current work is short McCormick Place event calls through Freeman Electric. Three halls are hiring across South, West, and East buildings for 1 to 3 days starting at 5 or 6 PM. Bring valid state ID and Social Security card or passport. No cellphones or earbuds on site. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN pays $48.80/hr with 107 open calls. The headline call is Ermco at the Google Data Center in Mooresville: 5-10s plus an 8-hour Saturday with all overtime paid at double time as long as you work all available hours each day. Requires OSHA 10, drug test, background check, and safety-toe boots. Call date is Wednesday, September 23. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH pays $41.35/hr with 100 open calls, almost entirely at North Campus Amazon in Jeffersonville starting Monday September 21. TSG is running 97 JW on 4-10s with spotty Saturdays at scale. Hanley Energy has 2 spots paying $46.00/hr on a 5-8 schedule. All calls require OSHA 10. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA pays $54.73/hr on the top data center calls with 2x OT, making this one of the strongest earning opportunities in the Midwest right now. CST, Cupertino, The Baker Group, and TriCity Electric are all pulling JW at that rate at EWD and QTS data centers, running 6-10s or 5-10s with Saturdays. OSHA 10 or 30 and a JW A license are commonly required. LU-917 Meridian, MS pays $32.85/hr scale, but Rosendin Electric is paying $42.85/hr with 2x OT at Compass Data Center on 4-10s plus two 8s. Nightshift adds a 17.3% differential on the straight 40 hours. Both day and night shifts are available. Fit For Duty Test, ID, SSC, and a void check are required. LU-379 Charlotte, NC pays $34.88/hr scale, but several calls run well above that. White Electric in Concord is paying **$44.88/hr ($10 over scale)