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Look up the median on BLS and tell me if this is all it’s made out to be. Wow. $45k/year…
by tennisflyi 4y ago
Look up the median on BLS and tell me if this is all it’s made out to be.
Wow. $45k/year…
- UncleOxidant 4y agoBut electricians working for themselves must be making a lot more than that? Last time I called an electrician it was $100 for him to step in the door and $150/hr for the work and that was about 10 years ago.
- SoftTalker 4y agoIf they are working for themselves yes. But remember they have to not only pay themselves but pay for their truck, their tools, their fuel and their time to drive out to your house, their accountant or bookkeeper, maybe someone who answers their phone and does their schedule, etc. If they are working for someone else, they need to cover all the overhead of the business.
- tuatoru 4y agoAlso time not billable to jobs, and vacation time, and rework (hopefully this is minimal). And insurance - that's a biggie.
- the_only_law 4y agoIt’s like comparing a software developer with a very successful startup founder who started a software business and saying: “Look programmers can be billionaires” to goad kids into going into software development.
- redavni 4y agoIf they can pay for the insurance.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoThe sparkie is also going to show up with $75k worth of equipment and vehicle too. They might be charging that much, but how many hours/day are they charging that much, and what are their costs?
- Ekaros 4y agoThink of consulting jobs. And gigs for average electricians are likely somewhat shorter, if you are doing it alone and don't have workers. Now calculate how many half-a-day or 2-3 day jobs you need to fill the calendar. Per hour rates might be high, but question is how easy it is to sell all those hours.
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