Machinists at Boeing make up to $65000 a year before OT.
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_compresult_national_SC16000004.html
The median expected salary for a typical Plumber I in the United States is $37,514.
You can see how, if Joe owns a small plumbing business making $255k per year and he hires two or three plumbers, a tax increase can kill his business or get one of his plumbers fired.
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Looking at the job they do, I'd say every penny.
IT DOESN’T MATTER! It’s not about one plumber. It’s about how much a plumbing firm with a handful of employees can earn, and how much the owner will have to take out to service the debt he’ll have to take on in order to buy the business.
I used to live in a fairly nice neighborhood in which the largest, nicest home was owned by a plumber. The house was huge, a real McMansion. So I think if you own a plumbing business (as opposed to just being an individual plumber), you can do quite well.
A customer of mine sells commercial trucks in a small city nearby. He made close to $100,000 last year.
If you can sell, you'll never go hungry, and you'll often do very well, indeed.
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Good friend of mine started as a solo plumber out of UGA. (he got his biz degree).
He is now worth millions and I think he owns about 30% of south Georgia’s good hunting lands.
But he’s 50 now. He WORKED and EARNED his way to wealth; it was not spread to him.
A good plumber that owns his own business and is a one man operation can make $150K-$200K a year. If he works hard. Electricians can do a bit better than that.
I’m a general contractor for 30 years, know a lot of tradesmen, so I’m pretty sure of those numbers.
There are many skilled tradesmen (craftsmen) who make a very good living especially when they aspire to their own business. The liberal elite will work to end this possibility. To them being a government worker is the ultimate (and when you consider the Bennies and retirement, even that can be lucrative. I don’t begrudge the hard working ones (and there are many), but there are many doing nothing and getting above average wages. Plumbers and electricians etc only get paid when they produce.
He talks about buying more trucks, hiring more people, getting more equipment, etc. He could easily make $400,000 a year AS A BUSINESS - how much he pays himself is up to him.
Plumbers who own their own business, who hire other plumbers, who get a good reputation for good service, who are generally good businessmen...I’d say they could outearn doctors. Certainly some contractors I know have very nice houses and drive very nice cars.
If one thinks that plumbers are little, well, not so smart, try taking a look at plumbing licence exam.
It’s not an easy test to pass.
I know a welder who made over $300,000 last year.
Most plumbers making over $250K have 3+ employees/subcontractors.
Under Obama many will need to reduce their workforce 20%.
Nursing home administrator doesn’t require a degree and salaries vary between $60,000 and mid $200,000s.
http://www.michigan.gov/healthcareers/0,1607,7-221-39742-64785—,00.html
I beleive Pipefitters make good money....