IBEW Daily Job Call Report — Oct 18, 2026
IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Sunday, October 18, 2026
LU-613 Atlanta, GA: 477 open calls across 59 active calls, paying $42.00/hr ($1,680/wk @40hrs). Top listings include Miller Electrical Contractors at QTS Fayetteville (4-10s plus 1-8, M-F, 6:30am start) and Inglett & Stubbs at QTS Fayette (4-10s plus 1-8, Saturdays optional, safety-toed boots required, orientation Monday and Wednesday only). Also listed: a Miller Shop/Hampton call (4-10s plus 2-8s, M-Sat) and a Whitehead Electric Fayetteville QTS call (4-10s plus 2-8s, M-Sat, 6am start). Book1 is 930 and Book2 is 37.
LU-26 Washington, DC: 425 open positions across inside electrical, data center, transit, testing, and commercial work in DC and Virginia, paying $62.00/hr ($2,480/wk @40hrs). JE Richards in Manassas, VA runs M-F 8s plus 2 OT each day and Saturday 10 hours, a 60-hour, 6-day week, with a pre-hire drug test, background check, 2-day safety training, and OSHA 10 required. VarcoMac in Ashburn, VA has OT available. Mona at SDC Bluefin in Ashburn offers (3) 8s and (3) 12s plus up to $300/week attendance incentive, with a charter bus from Oxon Hill, MD available. Book1 and Book2 are not reported.
LU-60 San Antonio, TX: 391 open calls across 18 active calls, paying $39.00/hr ($1,560/wk @40hrs). Listings are mostly at scale with locations unspecified. Alterman offers Monday-Friday 5-11s night work on several calls (40 JIW, 25 CW 4-7, 9 JIW, 9 CW 6-7), and Big State has regular day calls (89 JIW, 90 CW 4-5, 77 CW 6-7, 25 CW 1-3). Book1 is 24 and Book2 is 2.
LU-364 Rockford, IL: 18 open positions across 4 active calls, paying $67.09/hr ($2,684/wk @40hrs). All four calls are in DeKalb and start Monday 10/19: Preferred Electric's Project Midwest (6AM-2:30PM, 2-3 month call), and three DeKalb Data Center calls from Mead Electric (5-10s plus 8, indefinite, on-site drug test, THC compliant) and Tri City Electric (4-10s plus 8, possible Saturdays, indefinite). Book1 is 29 and Book2 is 185.
LU-494 Milwaukee, WI: 223 open positions across 50 active calls, paying $52.51/hr ($2,100/wk @40hrs). Gurtz Electric (57 JW) and Cupertino Electric (30 JW) both have Port Washington Data Center calls at Scale + $10/hr base wage increase, with 58-60 hour weeks and more hours available. Gurtz starts 10/20/26 at 7:30 AM and Cupertino starts ASAP at 7 AM; both require a valid Wisconsin electrical license, proper ID, and a drug test. Book1 is 27 and Book2 is 57.
Overall, the market is busy across all five halls, with the largest openings in Atlanta and Milwaukee and the highest hourly rate in Rockford.
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