IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA: Pay is $42.00/hr (about $1,680/wk at 40 hrs) with 474 open positions across 60 active calls. The largest openings are at Allison-Smith's Fayetteville QTS site, 8 journeyman positions on 4-10s and 2-8s, Monday through Saturday starting 6am, plus 1 more slot there for a Trimble robotic layout role with training provided. Action Electric has two 5-8s Monday through Friday starting at 7am in Metro and NW Metro Atlanta, focused on rigid conduit and controls. A small service truck job is also posted, which requires a 10-year background check and direct deposit. LU-26 Washington, DC: Pay is $62.00/hr (about $2,480/wk at 40 hrs) with 357 open positions across 61 active calls. The biggest opening is JE Richards with 92 journeymen at MDC in Manassas, VA, on 5-8s Monday through Friday plus 2 hours of OT daily and a 10-hour Saturday, a 60-hour week. Dynalectric has 13 positions on 3-8s then 3-12s at a Culpeper, VA data center, and Mid Atlantic has 13 more across Northern VA data-center fit-out work with OT available. Expect a pre-hire drug test and a background check after hiring, and bring your OSHA 10 card to orientation. LU-60 San Antonio, TX: Pay is $39.00/hr (about $1,560/wk at 40 hrs) with 346 open positions across 14 active calls. The largest calls are Big State with 88 and 86 journeyman or conditional positions and 75 more, though no location or schedule is stated. Alterman has 40 journeymen and 21 conditional positions on Monday through Friday 5-11s for night work, plus smaller night calls. Locations are not specified in these postings, so confirm details before traveling. LU-134 Chicago, IL: Pay is $63.15/hr (about $2,526/wk at 40 hrs) with 230 open positions across 4 active calls. Freeman Electric has 225 journeymen at McCormick Place South on a short call of 1 to 2 days, first day 4 to 6 hours with possible OT, starting 3:00 PM Wednesday. Climate Pros has 1 position in Cicero on an indefinite call with a 9:00 PM start, requiring a Novar cert, CPC cert, and the ability to lift 80 lbs. Maron Electric has 2 positions in East Rogers Park on an indefinite call starting at 8:00 AM, with a drug and alcohol test required before work. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI: Pay is $52.51/hr scale (about $2,100/wk at 40 hrs) with 220 open positions across 47 active calls. Gurtz Electric has 54 journeymen at the Port Washington Data Center on 60 hours/week with a 7:30 AM orientation start, paying $52.51 scale plus $10 over. Cupertino Electric has 30 more there on 58 to 60 hours per week starting at 7 AM, at the same rate. MJ Electric has 10 positions at Port Washington on 50 to 58 hours per week. Wisconsin electrical licensing and a drug test are required for the data-center work. Overall, the market shows heavy demand for data-center and long-hour work across DC, Milwaukee, and Atlanta, with the highest hourly rate in Chicago and the strongest overtime offerings in DC and Milwaukee.