Exactly, raise it to $20/hour to start and he'll have no trouble. Also, there is probably only 1 job in that company that can pay $70K (~$35/hour) + bonus. They

Exactly, raise it to $20/hour to start and he'll have no trouble. Also, there is probably only 1 job in that company that can pay $70K (~$35/hour) + bonus. They'd be better off at $12/hour to work at a restaurant since they can eat free food to offset food costs. My guess is that for most areas the highly skilled glass installer has to cap out at more like $25/hour and that is someone who is also filling the role of training new hires, etc. Even so, there are one of these for every 4 "grunts" at $12/hour at the same company.