How much is that doggie in the window?

[stick9]

What is the average pay for someone with ZERO experience coming into this field? How about someone with, say, 2-3 years experience? and up? I'm not refering to starting a new business, I'm inquiring about hiring some help.


STICK-NINe

It seems like I've been on Lawnsite ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day today!



[Edited by stick9 on 10-01-2000 at 06:06 AM]

 

[Lazer]

Seeing the cost of living in NY city is TWICE that in Des Moines, it may be a little tricky to nail down a number.

We pay about:

$9 to start, $10 after 90 days.
$12 with experience
$14 for experienced foremen.

 

[stick9]

How about for people in the Detroit area?

 

[Turf Kutter]

Lazer hourly or daily?

 

[Charles]

Thats all they get for a week turf kutter

 

[jaclawn]

We are in the same ballpark as Lazer. A lot of it depends on your local job market.

Personally, I feel that a foreman should be more than that, but it gets hard to pay those rates.

 

[stick9]

Hey Jaclawn ..

I know what yer saying .. I mean, if your charging 22-25 bux a lawn, how could you possibly pay more then 15-16 or even 17 bux an hour? You'd go out of business depending on how many lawns you could cut in that hour.


STIck-ninE

 

[Five Star Lawn Care LLC]

im in livonia,

No experience=$8/hour
2 years experience=$12/hour
Foremen=$15-20 depending on skill and resposiblity givin to them

 

[landscaper3]

No experience I train $8.00hr
Experienced in lawn care $11.00hr
If also knows pruning very well $13.00hr
Foreman $14 to $18.00

 

[jaclawn]

Stick9 You have to be charging more than $22-$25 per lawn.

My thoughts on FOremen. They should be incharge of a crew of laborers. They should be responsible for running all field aspects of the job, including: Truck loading, Truck inspection, mower inspection, maintining crew supplies, recording employee time, recording job time, staying on schedule/modifying the schedule, basic customer interaction, interpert and act on customer requests/concerns(within reason), report to his surervisor...

WIth a good foreman, you should only have to worry about the business aspect of things, billing, quoting, running the business.

A foreman that can do all that, and still be a productive field worker, deserves a nice paycheck.