Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
Originally posted by: beer
There are lots of tiers of jobs. Technically, "data entry" is computer related. So is "chief software architect of Vista device driver implementation."
i'm referring to technician work. sorry.
When I worked as a technician, I used to make more then that.
For the basic tech stuff, you can train a monkey to do the work. Honestly, how hard is it installing RAM, a HD, or following step-by-step instructions to run a program?
You would be suprised how difficult some people would find that.
And you'd be suprised how many 16 year olds can actually do it.
So in other words, supply is huge, so demand is cheap.
*Price* is low. Demand has pretty much leveled off, at least in the home market.
An example: Throughout HS, I used to get a lot of business from families and friends of people I knew in school. As more people got into basic PC repair, I could no longer charge $25-30/hour to compete with these kids. So instead of lowering prices substantially, I became much more proficient in more advanced areas of support.
So when these kids that were doing it for $10/hour would go and fvck things up, I'd be there to fix everything. Of course, these people would then be paying $10/hour + whatever my price was. So instead of people going to these kids first, and me second, they would pay my premium because they knew I got the job done right the first time. They knew I got things done efficiently and correctly.
This led to me getting recommended to small businesses in my community, which eventually allowed me to charge new clients even higher prices. People will pay extra when they feel secure in the service they're getting.
In the case of the $8/hour PC Tech, I'm sure that the Mom&Pop shops that are paying them this money are getting MUCH more for the services they offer. I wouldn't be suprised if they charged the customer $25-35/hour. In the case where the PC Tech doesn't know what to do, they probably have a $15/hour "specialist" or the owners know what they're doing themselves.
