IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Tuesday, October 06, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA is showing strong demand with 480 open calls and Book 1 sitting at 930, meaning referrals are moving into Book 2. The majority of work is data-center buildout around QTS Fayetteville and Fulton Industrial, focusing on conduit, cable tray, and MC feeders. Schedules run 4-10s with optional or mandatory Saturday 8s at $42.00/hr. Safety-toe boots and Monday or Wednesday orientations are common requirements across several contractors. LU-26 Washington, DC leads the market in base pay at $62.00/hr, with 408 open calls spread across Northern Virginia data centers in Manassas, Culpeper, and Ashburn. The top call from JE Richards is 112 JWs on a 60-hour, 6-day schedule with daily OT, and FIS is offering $125/day per diem on top of scale. Background checks, drug tests, and OSHA 10 or 30 are standard requirements at most calls. LU-60 San Antonio, TX has 347 open calls with Book 1 at just 54 and Book 2 at 2, making this a strong market for travelers. Big State dominates the board with over 280 combined openings for JIWs and CW 4-7s at $39.00/hr, and Alterman is adding night-shift M-F 5-11s for JIWs. OSHA 10, a Texas electrical license, drug test, and I-9 documentation are required across all active calls. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI offers some of the best overtime opportunities in this snapshot, with three contractors at the Port Washington Data Center running 58 to 60-plus hours per week at $62.51/hr, well above the base scale of $52.51/hr. Book 1 sits at 27 with Book 2 at 57, so travelers should expect Book 2 referrals on most calls. A Wisconsin electrical license, physical passport or two government IDs, and a passed drug test are required for the high-hour data center positions. LU-474 Memphis, TN is a smaller board at 149 open calls but carries some of the most attractive pay packages in today's data. Cache Valley Electric is the top call at 100 JWs paying $53.25/hr with double-time OT on a 5-10s plus 2-8s schedule at a Memphis-area data center, and ArchKey Sachs Electric is offering scale plus $125/day incentive at the Google Data Center in West Memphis. The Copperhead night-shift call pays $48.25/hr with 1.5x Monday through Saturday and 2x on Sundays, requiring rigid conduit and industrial controls experience along with a 10-year background check. Overall, Northern Virginia and Milwaukee are the standout markets today for pay and hours, while Atlanta and San Antonio offer the highest volume of open seats for travelers ready to move quickly.