I'll write a quick daily snapshot focused on the most noteworthy locals from this data.
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**IBEW Daily Snapshot - April 15, 2026**
Local 26 (Washington DC) is on fire with 338 open calls at $59.50/hr - mostly data center work with overtime and per diem options. Local 354 (Salt Lake City) has 218 calls at $43.65/hr, with Saturday work paying $100/hr bonuses at QTS data centers.
Grand Forks (1426) shows 171 calls at $36.15/hr with heavy data center action offering $100-150 daily incentives plus per diem. Cedar Rapids (405) reports 107 calls at $42.23/hr, featuring $5 over scale and double-time OT at multiple data center projects.
Newark (1105) posts 95 calls at $40.25/hr with 6-10s schedules and double-time OT common. Dallas/Fort Worth (20) sits at 106 calls at $39.65/hr with work spread across data centers, medical facilities, and airports.
Data centers continue driving demand nationwide with incentive pay, per diem, and heavy overtime becoming standard across most busy locals.