IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Friday, October 09, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA is running hot with 470 open positions across 66 active calls, and Book 1 sits at 930 names so Book 2 travelers at 37 are moving fast. Top calls are data center work: Miller Electrical Contractors TN is pulling 77 JW for QTS Fayetteville at $42.00/hr on 4-10s plus a Friday 8, and Inglett and Stubbs needs 67 JW at the same QTS Fayette site with optional Saturdays. Foreman calls at $46.20/hr require interviews. Both large JW calls are conduit, cable tray, and data center build-out work with early 6:30 AM starts. LU-26 Washington, DC covers Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland, and Mineral, VA with 370 open positions at $62.00/hr. The biggest call is JE Richards pulling 107 at a Manassas data center running 60 hours per week with a Monday through Friday 5-8 schedule plus 2 OT hours daily and a 10-hour Saturday. Pre-hire drug test, background check, and OSHA 10 are required across all calls. Dynalectric has 16 spots in Culpeper running a 3-8s then 3-12s rotation, and that call requires a driver's license, SSN, and birth certificate or passport at orientation. LU-60 San Antonio, TX has 311 open positions at $39.00/hr with Book 1 nearly clear at 57 and Book 2 at just 3 names. Big State dominates the board with large calls for JW, CW 4-5, and CW 6-7 classifications, all requiring a valid Texas State Electrical License or TDLR journeyman license, OSHA 10, and a drug test. Alterman is running a night shift call for 9 JW on Mon-Fri 5-11s, so travelers who can work nights have an additional option in this market. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI shows 201 open positions at $52.51/hr with the standout calls at Port Washington Data Center paying $52.51/hr plus $10.00/hr premium. Gurtz Electric needs 69 JW there at 60 hours per week with more hours available, and Cupertino Electric adds another 30 JW slots at 58 to 60 hours weekly, both requiring a Wisconsin electrical license and a passed drug test. Book 1 is at 27 and Book 2 at 57, so travelers should call the hall to confirm referral order before heading out. LU-474 Memphis, TN has 151 open positions at $38.25/hr with the strongest call coming from Cache Valley Electric, which is paying $15.00/hr over scale for 74 JW on a Memphis jurisdiction data center day shift, with all overtime at double time. ArchKey Sachs Electric needs 33 JW at a Google Data Center in West Memphis, AR running 6-10s at scale plus a daily completion incentive, also with double time OT, and that call requires an Arkansas license, OSHA 10, Code of Excellence, and a background check, with hire-in on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday only. Overall market conditions remain strong for IBEW travelers, with data center construction driving the bulk of open calls from Atlanta to Milwaukee and per diem premiums and double time OT sweetening several of the top referrals.