[cthermond]

How do you define service work, and what is your average hourly rate?

 

[rewire]

I look at service as anything that can be repaired in one trip . Our hourly rate is $225.00 for this type work.

 

[wildleg]

anything I didn't install, and isn't construction work

as much as possible without giving the customer a heart attack (I don't have a defibrillator on my truck)

 

[electricmalone]

Anything that isn't new construction, under $30k, and only needs one inspection. We bill out (on the low side from my experience) $125/hr for just me, and an additional $45/hr for apprentice. ($40,000 last month, headed for $65,000 this month)

 

[FrunkSlammer]

$225 an hour and all you got was a lousy transit connect and a t-shirt? :blink:

 

[knowledge29]

I look at service as anything that can be repaired in one trip . Our hourly rate is $225.00 for this type work.

What part of the country are youninthat you can get that rate?

 

[Next72969]

How do you define service work, and what is your average hourly rate?

service rates in this area vary from 150-225/hr from what ive gathered. Ibcsrttbiam

 

[daveEM]

Back in the 70's The company I worked for had 40 or so on construction and 8 service trucks.

The service trucks did 1 hour jobs up to $15,000 jobs. They would be little stores in a mall, traffic lights in Vegerville, a Giant tow-able Hovercraft in a farmers field that was to be heading up north or something like that. I think rates were like $30 an hour back then.

Damn I had an interesting job back then.

 

[Shockdoc]

Back in the 70's The company I worked for had 40 or so on construction and 8 service trucks.

The service trucks did 1 hour jobs up to $15,000 jobs. They would be little stores in a mall, traffic lights in Vegerville, a Giant tow-able Hovercraft in a farmers field that was to be heading up north or something like that. I think rates were like $30 an hour back then.

Damn I had an interesting job back then.

I wish I was in my 30s back in 1970. I would have ran a billion feet of aluminum romex.

 

[daveEM]

I wish I was in my 30s back in 1970. I would have ran a billion feet of aluminum romex.

The company I worked for actually never ran that stuff. Us service guys would install an electric drier or an extra circuit but the company generally stayed away from resi.

Damn I even worked on a Drive-in theater, 347 volt heaters (for when you were on the 1st or 2nd date).

EDIT: I even wired up the first strip club in Edmonton (as a Service Guy). It was a big deal in the papers at the time. Tracy Stars on White Ave methinks. Flew the babes in from Toronto. Now of course I think we have 7,892 strip clubs in town.

I should probably have lunch at one today. Wonder if the old ticker can handle it?


Good memories.

 

[rewire]

$225 an hour and all you got was a lousy transit connect and a t-shirt? :blink:

been there done that went back and did it again and again and again and again and again and again and again.........

 

[Shockdoc]

been there done that went back and did it again and again and again and again and again and again and again.........

I need to raise my rates , I charge only $100 an hr for myself.

 

[Tiger]

In residential, service is working directly for the homeowner rather than working for the builder or general contractor. Smaller projects, more profit as a percentage and COD. I contract rather than hourly rate and don't quote rates because this is real-name for me.

 

[rewire]

I need to raise my rates , I charge only $100 an hr for myself.

raise your rate 10% and you will see how easy it is. Based on an average of 1000 billable hours an additional $10 will put 10 grand in your pocket at years end and I don't know your thinking but me 10 grand is 10 grand.

 

[Dan Wheeler]

Wow, some interesting rates

Here I only charge $80 per hour for myself and an extra $35 with and apprentice/helper

 

[chicken steve]

How do you define service work,

Something to occupy our time between contracts

and what is your average hourly rate?

In step with my local demographics , with consideration as to circumstances

i.e.- blue haired old lady w/tripped GFCI vs. arrogant tourist with hot tub issues....

~CS~

 

[120/208]

How do you define service work, and what is your average hourly rate?

We flat rate price. So it could average $225 (low end) $600 depending on the task being completed.

 

[jza]

What part of the country are youninthat you can get that rate?

Most service contractors are lucky to get 1/5 calls. Rewire is lucky to get 1/500.

 

[120/208]

Most service contractors are lucky to get 1/5 calls. Rewire is lucky to get 1/500.

What statistics do you have to back up your claim?

 

[T&K]

Anything that isn't new construction, under $30k, and only needs one inspection. We bill out (on the low side from my experience) $125/hr for just me, and an additional $45/hr for apprentice. ($40,000 last month, headed for $65,000 this month)

$65,000/$170 per hour is roughly 382 hours billed in one month. Dividing that by all 31 days in the month is just over 12 hours a day every day of the month. Am I interpreting this correctly?