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Electrical work

You install and repair electrical systems and wiring, licensed to work safely to code. You're paid per job, and the license is non-negotiable.

5.0Last review 9 days agoLow data
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Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$2,750
Middle 50%: $2,750 – $2,750
Effective hourly
$18.33
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
35 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$500–1,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Same day
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Largely fixed schedule
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
Uber
1 reviewer
How it scores
Happiness10.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility2.0 / 5
Pay predictability5.0 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much I could earn
1
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
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Uber· 1–2 years in · 9 days ago
Monthly $2,000–3,500Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $18.33

I love my job I can make enough money for living

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