Trades & construction
General contracting
You manage construction and remodel projects, hiring and coordinating the trades to get it done. You're paid per project, and a license is required in most states.
4.0Last review 6 weeks agoLow data
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
$1,500
50% of reviewers earn about $1,500
Effective hourly rate
$15.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
23 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$0
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Same day
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say “yes” or “probably yes”
What people make in a month
Gross earnings reported 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+
How it scores
Happiness8.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.7 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 1 review.
Unexpected expenses
1
How much I could earn
0
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
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How much I owe in taxes
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 5+ years in · 6 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 80–120 hrs/moHourly $15.00
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