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sim_BLISS_ity OP t1_irbfnxw wrote

Reply to comment by Glucose12 in Seems like more tradespeople are needed in central NH? by sim_BLISS_ity

When the demand far outweighs the supply, you don't need a decade-long rolodex - the customers will find you.

Sure, NH wouldn't be anywhere near the money from San Jose, but things are way cheaper here for sure. If you're charging $100-150+ an hour in NH just in labor, the workers have to be making at least $50-75 an hour after profits and overhead, especially when these companies are so small. If you're making $50-75 an hour in NH and are eating ramen in your parent's house, that's a whole different topic.

The revolving door of apprentices going to do their own thing is prevalent in just about every job in society. The key of course is to keep that revolving door filled with more people.

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littleirishmaid t1_irbnbb4 wrote

That makes no sense at all. If the owner of the business charges $150 per hour, there is no way they could pay their workers those wages. What would be left over for him? Materials have skyrocketed, supply chain issues galore, etc. The majority of these businesses are very small with a family member doing the paperwork on the weekend. They have no office staff to field calls and emails. They work with the customers through their cell phones. Not in an office. Pretty hard to answer your call when you are up on a ladder.

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extravertedhomebody t1_irbpiaz wrote

I think the person above you was specifically speaking of labor rates, meaning any parts would be separate

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