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Mike Rowe isn’t talking about unskilled labor. He’s talking about skilled labor like plumbing, carpentry, welding, electricians, etc. Not a stock boy and the li

• jimmy1 8y ago
  Might be anecdotal, but hooo weee, if you are a good electrician right now, you can essentially name your price. Companies will pay it because they aren't willing to take the risk of having it done wrong. Family knows a couple career electricians -- company is paying for them to come out of retirement, paying $50-55 an hour, AND letting them keep their retirement benefits.
  • sk5t 8y ago
    I would have expected "name your price" electrician work to be more in the $100-120/hr range in a high-CoL area.
    • jimmy1 8y ago
      You are right -- I live in a low CoL area. 55 dollars an hour is astronomical. I would expect it to be double as well.
      • Scriptor 8y ago
        Is it still high after factoring in paying for your own insurance and tax?
  • yourapostasy 8y ago
    That's cheap. In the Bay Area, even doubling that is cheap. Take a look at this discussion [1] by electricians of what their businesses costs to run, especially the trade-specific section. There is a fundamental disconnect in daily life between perceptions of what a job entails and its true costs. No wonder management and purchasing departments everywhere is constantly underestimating effort and costs, then getting pissed when risks and quality issues come up. [1] https://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/why-do-you-charge-so-much-11405/ https://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/why-do-you-charge-so-much...