Title: This bothered me for awhile. I consider myself pretty good software architect, with significant abstract thinking abilities. In the same time I am handy enough to fix my cars&#x2F;bike, make new copper&#x2F;pvc&#x2F;whatever piping at home, I can easily mount dry board and figure out how to make a nice texture on the wall. I can replace a bathtub, install gas water heater, read codes to find what are local requirements are, etc.<p>In my opinion all this stuff I do with hands is way easier than trying to come up with good thought through software&#x2F;hardware&#x2F;network system. I understand, that I am sorta &quot;IT plumber&quot; too, but I feel like my skills set is out of reach of most plumbers&#x2F;handymen out there.<p>Or put it simply - I can do basic plumbing and I can code, plumbers out there can do plumbing, but have hard time with craigslist.<p>So... My concern is that when I am asking $100-$125 &#x2F; hr only very few clients are OK with that (they usually either pass this cost on their client or get way more value out of my work.) On top of this I constantly get &quot;Impostor Syndrome&quot;. On the other hand plumber, who need just a bit of common sense and practice (and honesty to get nice feedbacks) charges $100+ an hour without even thinking twice, and everyone pays...<p>I constantly see in Craigslist&#x27;s Service section maid service for $25+&#x2F;hr (if they provide their supplies - it is extra), Handyman charging $50+&#x2F;hr for simple things like fixing drywall hole. Plumber&#x27;s help - from $75&#x2F;hr (it is good deal)<p>Why is that? Why becoming a plumber actually can be more profitable than trying to solve way harder problems? Either all IT professionals are heavily underpaid, or their work simply brings less value somehow?<p>Sorry for this rant, but this bothers me for quite a while. Were I grew up plumbing for for people who did not have enough will to pursue college degree. And here in US they somehow charge often more than I can do.
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