IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Sunday, September 20, 2026 LU-26 Washington, DC is the top earner this week at $62.00/hr base, with JE Richards running a 6-day, 60-hour week at MDC Manassas, VA. Hi Tech needs 30 JW at the DC Convention Center starting 09/22. Multiple Northern VA calls have OT available. Drug-tested list, background check, and OSHA 10 are common requirements across most calls. 413 open positions across 69 active calls. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA is a standout for earning potential. CST and Cupertino are each pulling $54.73/hr with 2x OT at EWD and QTS data centers on 5-6 day schedules. CST also has a 2nd shift call at $54.73/hr plus a 17.3% shift differential. NTI needs VDV Techs at QTS at scale plus $2/hr. OSHA 10/30, background, and drug screen are standard. 95 open positions posted for Monday the 21st. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI is running strong data center work at Port Washington. Gurtz, Cupertino, and MJ Electric are each calling for Inside JW at $62.51/hr with 50-60 hour weeks. Wisconsin electrical license, drug test, and ID documents required across all three. 200 open positions with Book 1 and Book 2 both at 35. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN has a Fluor Constructors call at Eli Lilly Lebanon paying $53.80/hr (10% above scale) on 6-10s Monday through Saturday, starting 09/23. Ermco is calling for JW at the Google Data Center Mooresville on 5-10s plus Saturday. Drug test and background check are standard. 111 open positions across 36 active calls. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH is heavy on Amazon campus work in Jeffersonville. TSG needs 96 JW on 4-10s plus a spotty Saturday. Dyna Electric pays $45.00/hr and Hanley Energy pays $46.00/hr, both over $4.65 above scale, for smaller crews on the same complex. OSHA 10 required across all calls. 104 open positions total. LU-613 Atlanta, GA has 451 open positions concentrated at the QTS Fayetteville data center. Miller, Inglett and Stubbs, and Whitehead are each running 40-80 JW there on 4-10s plus optional or required Saturdays. All calls are at $42.00/hr scale. Offsite parking and safety-toed boots are noted requirements. Book 1 sits at 902, Book 2 at 36. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has Cache Valley Electric leading with 25 JW at Procter and Gamble in Corrine on 6-10s with possible 6-12s and potential night shift. Facebook Eagle Mountain and Meta Eagle Mountain calls also active with OT and possible Saturdays. All calls at $46.22/hr scale. 110 open positions across 24 active calls. LU-379 Charlotte, NC has data center and industrial work spread across Hamlet, Concord, Kings Mountain, Newton, and Spartanburg. Slifco pays $42.63/hr with mandatory OT and Saturdays at AWS CLT. White Electric pays $44.88/hr at CMS-BFI Concord. BBH offers a bi-annual bonus worth 5-6 weeks pay at Charlotte Airport on top of scale. 86 open positions active. LU-60 San Antonio, TX is dominated by Big State Electric across multiple classifications. The night shift call, 6pm to 4:30am, pays all hours at overtime. TDLR license, OSHA 10, drug test, and background check are required across all calls. 137 open positions with Book 1 at 45 and Book 2 at 2. LU-917 Meridian, MS has 90