**IBEW Traveling Electrician Daily Snapshot — May 3, 2026**
DC Local 26 leads today with 393 calls at $59.50/hr — data center boom with Rosendin and JE Richards hiring 20-25 each, mostly running 5-8s plus 2hrs OT daily. Grand Forks 1426 shows 148 calls, Parsons Electric dominating with 84 spots at the Polaris Forge Data Center paying $43.02/hr plus $100-150/day incentive and $100/day per diem on 6-10s. Phoenix 640 has 62 calls with Rosendin needing 40 JWs starting this week.
Strong data center markets continue in Toledo 8 (109 calls), Newark 1105 (106 calls), and Columbus 683 (92 calls) — all offering double-time OT. Salt Lake 354 running hot with QTS Eagle Mountain paying up to $58.65/hr on multiple shifts with $225/day incentives. Dallas 20 and KC 124 both showing decent activity with 80 and 68 calls respectively.
Overall market remains robust for travelers willing to chase data center work — premium pay packages and extended OT schedules are the norm right now.