Quonset hut. Quonset huts in front of Laguna Peak, Point Mugu, in 1946. A Quonset hut being put in place at the 598th Engineer Base Depot in Japan, post-World War II. A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I.
Babysitters in the United States are largely women. The group as a whole has a nationwide average of $10.00 per hour for pay. Compensation ranges from $7.14 per hour on the lower end to $15.25 on the higher end. Geographic location and career duration each impact pay for this group, with the former having the largest influence. Job satisfaction for Babysitters is high.
And because babysitting rates vary in different regions, finding the answer can be tricky. To that end, UrbanSitter, an online babysitting resource, has published their annual infographic that shows average hourly rates across the country, based on recent transactions made by their users. Compared to the data collected last year, the rates increased in most cities except for New York City and Los Angeles.