**IBEW Daily Snapshot - May 2, 2026**
LU-26 Washington DC continues its massive data center hiring push with **393 open calls** and empty books (Book1=1, Book2=1). JW scale $59.50/hr with Rosendin, FIS, and Dynalectric leading the charge — most offering 10+ hours of OT daily. FIS sweetens the deal with $125/day per diem.
LU-1426 Grand Forks ND sits on **148 open calls** with clean books at $36.15/hr. Parsons Electric needs bodies badly — offering $100-150 daily incentives on top of scale for their data center work in Harwood.
LU-354 Salt Lake City has **83 calls** open at $43.65/hr. QTS projects in Eagle Mountain are the hot ticket — contractors paying $10 above scale plus Saturday bonuses. Wasatch Electric throwing $225 incentive per 10-hour day.
Market's on fire in data center corridors while traditional commercial work stays steady — if you're willing to travel and work long hours, there's plenty of money to be made.