Journeyman Electricians — Data Center Project, Cedar Rapids IA (25 Openings)
Hours, schedule and duration above are the employer’s estimate — not a guarantee. Overtime and job length change with weather, permits, inspections, material delays and client schedules. Get the hours, overtime, duration, pay and per diem you’re actually being offered in writing from the employer before you travel or turn down other work. Terms
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About the job
**PeopleReady Skilled Trades is staffing 25 Journeyman Electricians on a data center project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, running until March 2027.**
This is low-voltage electrical installation work on a long-run data center build. Pay is $45–$62/hour based on experience, plus $150 per diem paid 7 days a week.
## Scope of work
- LV electrical installation at data center
- Installation of raceways
- Cable pulling
- Terminations
- Install of cable bus
- Busways
- Electrical equipment install
## Schedule and duration
- **10 hours Monday through Friday, plus 8 hours Saturday — 58 hours weekly**
- Project runs **until March 2027**
- Orientation occurs daily, Monday through Friday: **6:30 AM English, 7:30 AM Spanish**
## Pay
- **$45–$62/hour**, based on experience
- **$150 per diem**, paid 7 days a week
## What you need
- Journeyman electrician license (see licensing below)
- Your own tools
- Reliability — this is a long run and the client is counting on the crew showing up
PPE is provided by the client.
## Licensing — read this before you accept
Iowa licenses electricians statewide, and **Iowa has no temporary or provisional journeyman permit.** Until your Iowa Journeyman Class A card actually issues, working unsupervised at journeyman level is not legal in Iowa. The legal way to be on site while your application is processing is Iowa's **Unclassified Person license ($20/year)**, working under supervision.
Plan your start date around that. Do not assume your out-of-state card lets you start solo on day one.
### Iowa accepts a reciprocal journeyman license from these 13 states
Alaska · Arkansas · Colorado · Minnesota · Montana · Nebraska · New Hampshire · North Dakota · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Texas · Wisconsin · Wyoming
### What reciprocity actually requires
It is a paper application with no Iowa exam, but it is not automatic. Under Iowa Code 103.21 and Iowa Administrative Code 481-401.2(14)-(15), you must:
- Have **passed your own state's state-sponsored exam at 70% or better**
- Have **held that license continuously for at least one year**, never expired, suspended or revoked
- Have **never taken and failed the Iowa exam**
- Show **either completion of an approved apprenticeship OR 16,000 hours of licensed electrical work**, by sworn affidavit
- Register with the State of Iowa and pay the Iowa license fee
**Note the "either/or" on hours** — if you completed a registered apprenticeship, you do not need to document 16,000 hours separately.
Check your own license first: [Iowa license lookup](https://dps-eeb.my.site.com/LicenseSearchPage) · [Iowa Electrical Licensing](https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/electrical-licensing)
*Licensing details verified against Iowa Code Chapter 103 and the Iowa Electrical Examining Board's own reciprocity agreement document. Confirm your individual status with the board before travelling.*
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