IBEW Traveler Snapshot: Friday, September 25, 2026 LU-613 Atlanta, GA sits at 429 open positions with scale at $42.00/hr. The bulk of work is data center conduit, cable tray, and MC feeder runs at QTS Fayetteville, with multiple contractors running 4-10s plus Saturday 8s. Miller, Inglett and Stubbs, and Whitehead Electric are all hiring heavy on Book 1 (910 out). Six-day schedules are common, Saturdays optional on some calls. LU-26 Washington, DC has 303 open positions at $62.00/hr, concentrated in Northern Virginia data centers. JE Richards is running 60 hours per week in Manassas with structured OT daily plus Saturday. Power Solutions holds a 56-hour schedule in Sterling. FIS is offering scale plus $125/day per diem with planned OT. Expect drug tests, background checks, and OSHA requirements across the board. LU-494 Milwaukee, WI shows 198 open positions with Book 1 nearly clear at 12 out. The headline number is $62.51/hr (10 over scale) at the Port Washington Data Center, where Gurtz, Cupertino, and MJ Electric together need 75 JW running 50 to 60 hours per week. Wisconsin electrical license required on all three Port Washington calls. Underground duct bank and MV work available through MJ Electric. LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA has 120 open positions anchored by data center work. The top call is CST with 50 JW at the EWD Data Center on 6-10s at $54.73/hr with 2x OT. Cupertino also pays $54.73/hr with 2x OT at QTS on 5-10s plus some Saturdays. OSHA 10 or 30 and Iowa Journeyman A license are common requirements. LU-354 Salt Lake City, UT has 110 open positions driven by data center and utility work in Eagle Mountain and West Valley. Wasatch Electric and Winward are offering scale plus $225 incentive per 10-hour day Monday through Friday, and $225 on an 8-hour OT Saturday at QTS Eagle Mountain. Meta and Facebook campus work also available through Skyline and Cache Valley Electric. LU-481 Indianapolis, IN carries 109 open positions at $48.80/hr. The standout call is Industrial Electric at IU Hospital, 7 JW needed on 5-10s plus Saturday with double time on Saturday if 90 percent attendance is maintained Monday through Saturday. Indoor AC work, long-term call, OSHA 10 required or training provided on site. LU-575 Portsmouth, OH has 100 open positions at base $41.35/hr, heavily concentrated at the Amazon campus in Jeffersonville. TSG holds 94 of those slots on 4-10s plus an 8 and spotty Saturdays. Dyna Electric and Hanley Energy both offer $41.35/hr plus $4.65 over scale on their Amazon calls. OSHA 10 required across all calls here. LU-11 Los Angeles, CA shows 97 open referral calls at $65.00/hr. The bulk is convention and event work at the LACC complex through Freeman Decor Services, with 44 slots starting 9/29 and 23 slots starting 9/28, both short-duration. Steady calls include a one-month run with SASCO Electric and four weeks of LADWP work through Comet Electric. LU-474 Memphis, TN has 96 open positions with strong premium pay across the board. Copperhead night shift and Cache Valley Electric both pay $48.25/hr ($10 over scale), with Cache Valley running 2x on all OT. ArchKey Sachs Electric at the West Memphis Google Data Center pays scale plus $125/day incentive Monday through Friday with attendance requirements. Arkansas license needed for the Google call. LU-60 San Antonio, TX has 96 open positions across JW, CW, and teledata with