Salaries are quite high, but because they are not regarded as professionals, students are not allowed to take on the heaviest and most dangerous work.
建築工作很粗重，好在一般人對學生都格外照顧﹘﹘最重的東西不讓他搬，最危險的地方也不讓他去。所以彭頌舜還算勝任愉快。而且，本身學「土木」，又可趁機瞭解實際狀況，與課本上的理論相映證。做建築工的另一項好處是工資相當高，每天新台幣五百元。