Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

TIA

Gette

It depends on what area of the country you're in
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

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In article , "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
It depends on what area of the country you're in

You misspelled "world".

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

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Gette



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In article , wrote:
Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Impossible to answer without knowing where you are. This is a world-wide
forum, after all, and I'm sure the rates are not the same in Manhattan as they
are in, say, rural Uzbekistan.

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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , wrote:
Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Impossible to answer without knowing where you are. This is a world-wide
forum, after all, and I'm sure the rates are not the same in Manhattan as they
are in, say, rural Uzbekistan.

You sure about that? I don't know if they have plumbing in rural
Uzbekistan. Maybe there are only a couple of plumbers and they're in
cahoots. You know, RUPU - Rural Uzbekistan Plumbers Union.

When people ask me these sort of questions I usually just say,
"Seven...units of your choosing." Confuses the hell out of them.

R

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

TIA

Gette

$35 to $100 depending on the region. Most have a minimum service call
billing.

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:21:12 -0400, wrote:

Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

TIA

Gette


Click on the state:

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm#top


Then click on:

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Then search for plumbers.

3rd eye wrote:
On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:30:04 -0400, Jack wrote:

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:21:12 -0400, wrote:
Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber


Click on the state:
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm#top
Then click on:
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Then search for plumbers.

These are _wage_ estimates.
Of no use as far as what one would pay a contractor.

Actually, they are useful. Figure somewhere around triple wages, give
or take. That only puts you in the rough ballpark, but at least you're
in the ballpark.

R

Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:30:26 GMT, 3rd eye
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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:30:04 -0400, Jack wrote:

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:21:12 -0400, wrote:

Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

TIA

Gette


Click on the state:

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm#top


Then click on:

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Then search for plumbers.

These are _wage_ estimates.

Actually they are wage "averages".

Of no use as far as what one would pay a contractor.

These figures are what the man who does the work gets. How much extra
you want to pay to the guy who maintains a cell phone and beeper is up
to you. But knowing his cost allows you some room for negotiation.

It's sort of like knowing that the used car you want to buy for
$12,000 cost the dealer $4,000. He would try and give you the idea
he had $11,000 in it. But knowing his real cost may help you get a
better deal.

HeatMan wrote:
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their individual
overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than a 50
person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.


And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their individual
overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than a 50
person operation.

"G Henslee" wrote in message
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HeatMan wrote:
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their
individual
overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than
a 50
person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.

Okay, what's your idea of overhead?

HeatMan wrote:
"G Henslee" wrote in message
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HeatMan wrote:

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their

individual

overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than

a 50

person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.


Okay, what's your idea of overhead?



I asked you first.

G Henslee wrote:
HeatMan wrote:

"G Henslee" wrote in message
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HeatMan wrote:

wrote in message
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber


Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their


individual

overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than


a 50

person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.



Okay, what's your idea of overhead?



I asked you first.

but if you must know:

Overhead includes two major categories of cost, operations overhead and
general and administrative overhead. Operations overhead includes costs
that are not 100 percent attributable to the activity being competed but
are generally associated with the recurring management or support of the
activity. General and administrative overhead includes salaries,
equipment, space, and other tasks related to headquarters management,
accounting, personnel, legal support, data processing management, and
similar common services performed external to the activity, but in
support of the activity being competed.

Now, based upon even part of that how in the hell could you
realistically figure a one man shop could have higher overhead than a 50
man shop???

Simple
How much do you paying for insurance
I as individual in NJ Medical alone for me and my spouse
two years ago was $2300.00 per month
dental and eye not included with $1000.00 deductible each
plus around $5000.00 vehicle liability plus $4500.00
company liability. How much are you paying
per head on your employees and remember
I am only worker here that have to burn midnight oil here

"G Henslee" wrote in message
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G Henslee wrote:
HeatMan wrote:

"G Henslee" wrote in message
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HeatMan wrote:

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber


Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their


individual

overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost
than


a 50

person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.



Okay, what's your idea of overhead?



I asked you first.

but if you must know:

Overhead includes two major categories of cost, operations overhead and
general and administrative overhead. Operations overhead includes costs
that are not 100 percent attributable to the activity being competed but
are generally associated with the recurring management or support of the
activity. General and administrative overhead includes salaries,
equipment, space, and other tasks related to headquarters management,
accounting, personnel, legal support, data processing management, and
similar common services performed external to the activity, but in support
of the activity being competed.

Now, based upon even part of that how in the hell could you realistically
figure a one man shop could have higher overhead than a 50 man shop???

G Henslee wrote:
HeatMan wrote:
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.

And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their individual
overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than a 50
person operation.

How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.

I think it's pretty safe to assume he was talking about the overhead
percentage, not the actual amount.

R

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HeatMan wrote:
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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber


Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.


And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.


EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their individual
overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than a 50
person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.



As a percentage of sales, the one man shop has a higher overhead than a
large company. As a dollar figure the one man shop overhead is lower.
That assumes the boss is making about the same amount of money in both
outfits.

Stretch

The way you phrased the question was not how I figured it, but how I figured
that could be.

"G Henslee" wrote in message
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"G Henslee" wrote in message
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HeatMan wrote:

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Would appreciate idea of current hourly rate for Licensed plumber

Wherever in the world you are, it is whatever the market will bear.



And if you're not careful, the bear will eat you.

EVERY tradesman has different pricing and that depends on their

individual

overhead. A one man shop may actually have a higher overhead cost than

a 50

person operation.



How do you figure that could be? You must have a different idea of
'overhead' than I do.


Okay, what's your idea of overhead?



I asked you first.

Overhead is what you make it. If I have to make 100K per year, that's a
starting point. I also figure everything that directly has to with the
business, including, but not limited to assorted insurance, parts, tools,
equipment, etc.

Oh, and I don't make anywhere near 100K.