10/12/2026 Daily Report
IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Monday, October 12, 2026
LU-613 Atlanta, GA shows $42.00/hr ($1,680/wk @40hrs) with 488 open calls across 62 active calls. Top openings are data center work for QTS Fayetteville and Fayette, with Miller Electrical Contractors and Inglett & Stubbs. Schedules run 4-10s plus a 1-8 Monday through Friday with 6:30am starts, and some calls add optional Saturdays or 2-8s Monday through Saturday. Several postings require jobsite orientation and safety-toed boots, and the Fayetteville QTS call is off-site parking.
LU-26 Washington, DC shows $62.00/hr ($2,480/wk @40hrs) with 356 open calls, mostly data center construction across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the DC area. The JE Richards MDC call in Manassas, VA runs a 60-hour, 6-day schedule with 2 OT hours each weekday and 10 hours Saturday at scale. Dynalectric's Culpeper, VA data center call plans 3-8s then 3-12s at scale. Both require pre-hire drug testing, a background check, and OSHA 10.
LU-60 San Antonio, TX shows $39.00/hr ($1,560/wk @40hrs) with 309 open calls across 15 active calls. The largest postings are from Big State, with four journeyman and conduit-worker calls ranging from 82 to 98 positions, though location and schedule are not specified. Requirements include a valid Texas or TDLR journeyman license, OSHA 10, and a drug test. Alterman also has a 6-person call under similar terms.
LU-494 Milwaukee, WI shows $52.51/hr ($2,100/wk @40hrs) with 265 open calls across 53 active calls. Port Washington data center work pays $52.51 scale plus $10 over with 58 to 60 hour weeks through Gurtz Electric and Cupertino Electric, starting as soon as 10/13/26 at 7 AM. A Microsoft data center call in Mount Pleasant runs 60 hours per week with more hours available. All require a valid Wisconsin electrical license, two forms of ID, and a passed drug test.
LU-474 Memphis, TN shows $38.25/hr ($1,530/wk @40hrs) with 142 open calls across 9 active calls. Cache Valley Electric's Memphis data center call offers scale plus $15.00/hr over with double-time overtime, on 5-10s and 2-8s that may move to 7-12s. ArchKey Sachs Electric's Google data center call in West Memphis, AR pays scale plus a day incentive for completing the full shift, with double-time overtime on 6-10s. Both require background checks and drug tests before starting.
Overall, data center construction is driving demand across all five halls, with the most open calls in Atlanta and Washington, DC.
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