IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Monday, September 28, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA pays $42.00/hr with 458 open calls across a heavy data center market. Miller Electrical and Inglett and Stubbs dominate with large QTS Fayetteville data center calls running 4-10s plus optional or mandatory Saturdays. Whitehead Electric adds a Mon-Sat 6-day schedule at QTS DC3 for cable tray and feeder MC work. Safety-toed boots and orientation days are common requirements across most calls. LU-26 Washington, DC pays $62.00/hr with 328 open calls concentrated in Northern Virginia data centers. JE Richards is running a guaranteed 60-hour week in Manassas with 5-8s plus 2 OT daily and a 10-hour Saturday. Dynalectric offers a 3-8s plus 3-12s hybrid schedule. Background checks, drug tests, OSHA 10, and government-grade ID documents are standard requirements across most calls here. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI pays $52.51/hr base with 198 open calls, and the top three calls at the Port Washington Data Center all pay a premium rate of $62.51/hr with 50-60 hours per week available. Wisconsin electrical license, drug test, and ID documents are required for Port Washington work. Book 1 is nearly clear at 12 names, making this a strong landing spot for travelers. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN pays $48.80/hr with 123 open calls. Electric Plus has a 5-JW call at IUPUI running 5-10s plus a Saturday 8, with parking reimbursed and double time kicking in after 37 straight-time hours in the workweek. A separate Nestle call in Anderson runs steady 5-8s with hair and beard nets required. Ermco has a Google Data Center call in Mooresville also running 5-10s plus Saturday. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA pays $44.73/hr base with 116 open calls and strong premium pay on the top data center jobs. CST leads with 48 JW needed at the EWD Data Center, running 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT. Cupertino and NTI are also active at QTS, with NTI currently at 68 hours per week. Iowa Journeyman A license and OSHA 10 or 30 are common requirements. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH pays $41.35/hr with 96 open calls, nearly all of it at the Amazon North Campus in Jeffersonville. TSG holds the dominant call with 94 JW needed on a 4-10s plus 1-8 schedule. Hanley Energy adds 1 JW at $46.00/hr on that same site. OSHA 10 is required across all Amazon calls. Book 1 has 30 names and Book 2 has 44, so travelers should call ahead. LU-60 San Antonio, TX pays $39.00/hr with 91 open calls. Big State has the largest call: 52 JW and CW on nights from 6pm to 4:30am with all hours paid at OT rate. OSHA 10 and a TDLR license are required on most calls. Southland is working the Alamo Visitor Center and Big State also has foreman and Trimble specialist positions open. Dispatch opens at 7:30am. LU-917 Meridian, MS pays $32.85/hr base with 90 open calls, but the standout is Rosendin Electric at the Compass Data Center. That call pays $42.85/hr with 2x OT for members who hit 90% of available hours, plus a nightshift differential of 17.3% on straight time. FIT test required. This is a significant premium over base scale and the main draw for travelers considering this hall. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT pays $46.22/hr base with 90 open calls heavily focused on Eagle Mountain data center work.