Wireman · IBEW Local 278 job calls, wages and books · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023 NEC ·
IBEW Local 278
Open calls
20
For October 26, 2026
Books
Members out of work on each book. Lower means work is moving.
Wages
$34.70/hr
Journeyman inside wireman scale. Benefits are per hour worked.
Refinery and LNG work, mostly with one contractor on long schedules. Some jobs pay per diem, and members with a TWIC card are in demand.
Maps by the IBEW. Boundaries change: the hall has the final word on jurisdiction.
The hall’s last posting is more than 9 days old, so these calls may be filled. Call the job line for what’s open now.
Valero Three Rivers
Jiws or cw/ces – must pass a hair follicle drug screen, alcohol test and a background check. This job is working a 5-10S & an 8 and paying $90 per diem.
Cheniere
Jiws or cw/ces – must pass a UA drug screen an alcohol test and a background check. This job is working a 4-12S schedule.
Valero Corpus Christi
JIW – must pass a hair follicle drug screen, alcohol test and a background check. This job is working a 5-12S (7-12S when the turnaround start) schedule.
San Benito
JL – this job is working a 5-10 schedule and is paying $100 per diem. New build 345 KV transmission line.
Harlingen
JLS – this job is working a 4-10 S.
Report a new scale, book number or call count, or whether the hall is taking travelers. Nothing changes on one person’s word: a number shows only after several members agree. No account, no name, no email.
Sources: IBEW 278 dispatch page. About the data
Wireman