Shock, Shortage because nobody wants to work anymore plus a booming real estate market down here. I moved here from NJ 5 years ago and would not go back up there for any amount of money.

I make $21.34 an hour. 6 years in the trade and in a service department of a company that employs 80 or 90 sparkies, 8 of us being in service. The new construction side does a lot of condos, schools and hospitals, no new resi.

We all make the same in the department. If you were running a crew on the new construction side I'd think you'd make more. I like service, take home van, nobody usually bothers me.

We just hired another service guy from NJ, he was here on vacation and stopped in to check out the pay situation. He was only making $19 for a small contractor in Union County, he moved.

15 minute drive
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[This message has been edited by LoneGunman (edited 07-08-2006).]