IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Saturday, October 03, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA is showing 500 open positions across 60 active calls, with Book 1 at 920 and Book 2 at 35. The biggest opportunities are data center buildouts at QTS Fayetteville, where Miller Electrical and Inglett and Stubbs are pulling 78 and 67 JWs respectively on 4-10s plus a Friday 8, with optional Saturdays available on the Inglett call. Miller's Hampton Shop call runs 4-10s plus 2-8s Mon-Sat. The standout call is Jingoli Nuclear Services at Plant Yates in Newnan, offering $57.00/hr plus $178/day per diem on a 6-10s Mon-Sat schedule. LU-26 Washington, DC has 412 open positions across 54 active calls, heavily concentrated in Northern Virginia data centers. The largest call is JE Richards pulling 116 JWs at a Manassas data center on a structured 60-hour week of 5-8s with 2 OT hours daily plus a 10-hour Saturday. FIS is offering scale plus $125/day per diem at various Virginia data center locations with planned OT available. Requirements across most calls include background checks, drug tests, and OSHA 10 or 30. LU-60 San Antonio, TX shows 361 open positions across 19 active calls, with Book 1 at 56 and Book 2 at 2. Big State dominates the board, carrying 99 JIW, 99 CW 4-5, and 89 CW 6-7 slots, though locations and schedules are not listed on those calls. Alterman has 11 JIW spots on a Mon-Fri 5-11s night schedule. All calls require an OSHA card, Texas electrical license, drug test, and I-9 identification. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI has 204 open positions with Book 1 at 27 and Book 2 at 57, meaning Book 2 travelers are moving. The Port Washington Data Center is the engine here, with Gurtz Electric, Cupertino Electric, MJ Electric, and Tri-City Electric all calling JWs at $62.51/hr on schedules ranging from 50 to 60 hours per week. A Wisconsin electrical license and passed drug test are required across all Port Washington calls. MJ Electric specifically wants underground duct bank and MV experience. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA has 108 open positions across 30 active calls. The top call is CST pulling 42 JWs at the EWD Data Center on 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT, reporting Tuesday or Thursday at 8 AM. Cupertino is running a 10-JW call at QTS on 5-10s with some Saturdays at the same $54.73/hr with 2x OT rate. NTI has 10 VDV Tech spots at QTS currently running 68 hours per week, focused on cable tray and data wire pulls. Munson Electric has two smaller JW calls at Rockwell Collins facilities in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, both at $54.73/hr with immediate reporting requested. Overall market conditions remain strong for travelers, with data center construction driving high headcounts and premium pay in nearly every jurisdiction on the board.