IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Saturday, September 19, 2026 LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA is the top earner today with data center work at EWD and QTS paying $54.73/hr with 2x OT on schedules running 5-10s plus Saturdays. CST needs 19 JW at EWD, Cupertino needs 10 at QTS, and several other contractors are also calling. Iowa JW license, OSHA 10/30, and a background check are standard requirements. 95 open positions total. LU-26 Washington, DC remains a powerhouse with $62.00/hr base and 413 open calls across Northern Virginia and DC proper. JE Richards is running 60-hour weeks at a Manassas data center, with 2 OT daily and a 10-hour Saturday built in. Drug-tested list, background check, and OSHA 10 are common requirements site to site. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI is stacking calls at the Port Washington Data Center with three contractors paying $52.51/hr plus $10.00 over scale, putting journeymen at $62.51/hr on 58-60 hour weeks. Wisconsin electrical license and drug test are required across the board. MJ Electric is also calling for underground duct bank and MV experience. 200 open positions total. LU-613 Atlanta, GA is showing strong data center volume with 451 open positions centered on the Fayetteville QTS campus. Miller, Inglett and Stubbs, and Whitehead Electric are all calling, running 4-10s plus Saturday 8s at scale ($42.00/hr). Cable tray, feeder MC, and conduit work dominate. Orientation slots run Monday through Thursday depending on contractor. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN has Fluor Constructors calling 3 JW for Eli Lilly in Lebanon on 6-10s Monday through Saturday at $53.80/hr (10% over scale). Ermco is also calling for Google Data Center work in Mooresville on 5-10s plus Saturdays. Drug test and background check required throughout. 111 open positions total. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has Cache Valley Electric leading with 25 JW needed at Procter and Gamble in Corrine on 6-10s with possible 6-12s and night work. Facebook and Meta data center calls in Eagle Mountain round out the board at scale ($46.22/hr) with OT and Saturdays. 110 open positions total. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH is almost entirely Amazon campus work in Jeffersonville. TSG has 96 JW open on 4-10s plus spotty Saturdays at scale. Dyna Electric pays $45.00/hr and Hanley Energy tops out at $46.00/hr for single-position calls. OSHA 10 and a clean drug test are required across all four contractors. 104 open positions total. LU-917 Meridian, MS has Rosendin Electric calling 45 JW for a Compass Data Center starting late September on 4-10s plus Saturday 8s. Pay is $42.85/hr with a 17.3% night differential and 2x OT at 90% availability, making this one of the stronger earning opportunities in the Southeast right now. Start dates run September 28 through 30. LU-60 San Antonio, TX has Big State dominating the board with calls across journeyman and CW classifications. The standout is a night shift call (6pm to 4:30am) where all hours are paid at overtime. OSHA 10, TDLR license, drug test, and background check are required on all Big State calls. 137 open positions total. LU-379 Charlotte, NC has 82 open positions with overscale pay on several calls. Slifco Electric is running mandatory OT and Saturdays in Hamlet at $42.63/hr, White Electric is at $44.88/hr in Concord on a 12-month call, and BBH at Charlotte Airport adds a bi-annual bonus on top of scale. Underground, commercial