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Plumbers on craigslist are, for the most part, doing lots of little 1-2 hour jobs. That means that there is likely lots of potential empty space in their calen
by abruzzi 12y ago
Plumbers on craigslist are, for the most part, doing lots of little 1-2 hour jobs. That means that there is likely lots of potential empty space in their calendar. They're probably lucky if they pull 20 jobs a week, so the rate has to go up to make a living.
IT work like you're talking about is probably going to be minimum of two weeks at 40-50 hours a week, so you probably have to pull 2-3 jobs a month. So the rate you have to charge to make a living, and the expectations of people hiring goes down as well.
Its the same effect as why I am paid $35/hr for an IT job (plus benefits, so lets say $45/hr) for a regular job, but wen we bring people in for contract work, we never pay less than $125/hr.
- nilsimsa 12y agoThe higher rated plumbers and electricians (on Yelp) see to be quite busy. This one particular electrician said he had a 3 week lead time before he could work on our project. I think if you are good and treat your customers well, you will have unlimited business as a plumber or electrician.
- nicksergeant 12y agoYup. Friend of mine started his own plumbing business after working in the industry for decades. He's made more money with just himself and a few employees than he can probably shake a stick at.
- hippich 12y agoWhen I was doing freelancing I was doing $75/hr-$100/hr and split my time sheet based on 15 minutes to make sure person do not get overcharged and I will do just hard part of the project and the rest could be done by less experienced developers.
- jobu 12y agoIt depends on the area. In the Denver area most plumbers and electricians I've contacted are scheduled out a month or more and some don't even bother returning phone calls. This is a stark comparison to where I used to live in central MN - I was actually able to talk a plumber into reducing his hourly rate for same-day service.