I live in a rural area outside of a small town in the southern USA. The local electrician, basically the guy almost everybody calls if they need basic residential electrical work, earns almost twice the high end of what that job listing is paying. Granted, he’s basically on call 7 days a week and I’m sure his job isn’t always unicorn farts and leprechaun rainbows, but he’s his own boss and works his own hours.
Just having a job where you can say No to unreasonable demands makes life a lot easier. That’s probably the best benefit of being self-employed - nobody forcing you to do stuff you hate.
That’s a real posting from a large mfg.
Work 12 hour days AND every other weekend for poverty wages? Wow sign me up!
I live in a rural area outside of a small town in the southern USA. The local electrician, basically the guy almost everybody calls if they need basic residential electrical work, earns almost twice the high end of what that job listing is paying. Granted, he’s basically on call 7 days a week and I’m sure his job isn’t always unicorn farts and leprechaun rainbows, but he’s his own boss and works his own hours.
Just having a job where you can say No to unreasonable demands makes life a lot easier. That’s probably the best benefit of being self-employed - nobody forcing you to do stuff you hate.
In oregon an electrician makes $100k/yr, a controls electrician $160k, and an electrical engineer 200-300k.