Re:Share of Income Gains by Quintile - Great Depression til Now
by illumin8 on Friday September 09, 2011 @05:39PM
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You should look at the hourly bill rates for licensed electricians and plumbers. These are definitely blue collar jobs, yet their hourly rates are probably more than most software developers.
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Re:Share of Income Gains by Quintile - Great Depression til Now
by Roboprog on Saturday September 10, 2011 @01:30AM
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I suspect they get paid about 1/3 of what they are billed at, just like programmers working for a consulting shop. Even if self employed, the overcharge helps make up for unbillable work and other overhead. Often, at least.