06/19/2026 Daily Report

**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Friday, June 19, 2026** **LU-26 Washington DC** leads the pack with $62.00/hr scale and 164 open calls — Aarow Electric has a 2-year gig at a Springfield military base, and Rosendin is running 11 JW at an Ashburn data center for 6 months. US citizenship required for the base work, OSHA 10 preferred on most calls. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is paying $54.48/hr ($10 over scale) on all the major data center calls — CST alone needs 48 JW at EWD on 6-10s. Strong volume at 146 open calls with consistent OT across QTS and EWD sites; bring OSHA 10/30 and a license. **LU-494 Milwaukee** tops out at $62.73/hr on data center work (Port Washington, Microsoft Mount Pleasant) with 50-60 hours weekly — Wisconsin license is a must. Base scale is $52.73, so the premium is real. **LU-354 Salt Lake City** has a standout call: Cupertino Electric at QTS Eagle Mountain is paying $61.22/hr ($15 over scale) for 15 JW on 5-10s with Saturday OT available. **LU-1105 Newark/Columbus corridor** is loaded — 209 open calls in Newark and 107 more in LU-683 Columbus, with several double-time OT schedules and data center work running through New Albany and beyond. Overall, data center demand is driving this market hard — top-of-book travelers have solid options from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic right now.