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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 97379" data-attributes="member: 211">Re: Money $$$$$What someone gets paid versus what the customer gets charged is going to be completely different.&nbsp; I can find qualified board operators that will work for FAR less than $100/hr, so why would I pay anyone that rate?&nbsp; Now, of course, I try to make sure that when I hire someone, it&#039;s for more than an hour or 2 at a time.&nbsp; All time is paid, including setup and teardown, and travel. Meals and expenses are also covered.&nbsp; Typically, I end up paying about $15-$25/hr, depending on experience, and difficulty of the job.&nbsp; Of course, I charge the customer more than that, as I have to cover the overhead of the business.&nbsp; That usually works out to $75-100/hr or so to the customer for labor.It all comes down to supply and demand.&nbsp; There are lots of sufficiently qualified operators available, which keep the prices where they are.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would it be nice to be paid more?&nbsp; Of course.&nbsp; But your average customer doesn&#039;t see the value in spending more when they can pick from a supply of good enough talent to do the job.&nbsp; Now, that being said, it IS possible to convince customers to pay more if you can prove to them that the quality is that much better.&nbsp; But it can be hard work, and you&#039;ll always have people knocking on the door willing to do the job for less.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 97379, member: 211"] Re: Money $$$$$ What someone gets paid versus what the customer gets charged is going to be completely different. I can find qualified board operators that will work for FAR less than $100/hr, so why would I pay anyone that rate? Now, of course, I try to make sure that when I hire someone, it's for more than an hour or 2 at a time. All time is paid, including setup and teardown, and travel. Meals and expenses are also covered. Typically, I end up paying about $15-$25/hr, depending on experience, and difficulty of the job. Of course, I charge the customer more than that, as I have to cover the overhead of the business. That usually works out to $75-100/hr or so to the customer for labor. It all comes down to supply and demand. There are lots of sufficiently qualified operators available, which keep the prices where they are. Would it be nice to be paid more? Of course. But your average customer doesn't see the value in spending more when they can pick from a supply of good enough talent to do the job. Now, that being said, it IS possible to convince customers to pay more if you can prove to them that the quality is that much better. But it can be hard work, and you'll always have people knocking on the door willing to do the job for less. [/QUOTE]

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