Mikey P
Administrator
Imo a small business with 1 to 4 employees should have a $400 plus job average
Tell me I'm wrong, and why..
Tell me I'm wrong, and why..
Job average for the OO.
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Cleanworks
Moderator
It depends on how you calculate the average. Do you just add up all of your revenue and divide it by the amount of jobs in a year or are you looking at separating residential from commercial?
Mikey P
Administrator
Our commercial isn't worth separating.
I highly doubt most OOs is..
I highly doubt most OOs is..
Desk Jockey
Member
Our commercial throws it all out of wack. However both would be over your stated average.
2 weeks ago, I did a commercial job for $2k, and tomorrow I'm doing one for $1k. My average residential is way lower than that, so I don't know if it should be included in the average invoice or not, because those big commercials are starting to get closer together
Desk Jockey
Member
For us, that is were the money is made. Being in one spot with 4-operators or a couple at two different projects.
We are actually going through a busy time for commercial work currently with school soon to start.
Old Coastie
Supportive Member
My average is somewhere between peanuts and dry crackers.
Not bitter about it, but not boasting either.
Mebbe around $350-ish.
Not bitter about it, but not boasting either.
Mebbe around $350-ish.
Cleanworks
Moderator
You should make peanut butter out of all those peanuts, then the crackers won't be so dry.
Sierra Clean Care
Member
I look at pet hr. average. I take the hrs in a day that I’m working,(travel, time between jobs,etc), and average what I gross in a day. That way, it’s easier to figure out ALL COST associated with doing business. I’m at around 225$....
ruff
Member
Job average is meaningless unless you add to it how long that average job took and the drive time to & from.
And to make it really meaningful, you may want to average out cost of advertisement, maintenance and all other expenses etc.
In other words- how much of that does one actually get to keep.
And to make it really meaningful, you may want to average out cost of advertisement, maintenance and all other expenses etc.
In other words- how much of that does one actually get to keep.
Mikey P
Administrator
Is paying the bills enough?
NobleCarpetCleaners
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$400? How did you engineer that number$ ? And that should apply to every market in every area?
Dolly Llama
Number 5
I'm a biz dumbazz ..fo-reel
so I might be all wet, but job-ave's in and of themselves doesn't mean chit in the big picture
It's how much you net a day, week, month, year and whether or not that's enough
.L.T.A.
so I might be all wet, but job-ave's in and of themselves doesn't mean chit in the big picture
It's how much you net a day, week, month, year and whether or not that's enough
.L.T.A.
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FB7777
Guest
Hey big dumazz
You do ree O lize that job avg and jobs per day add up to avg per day week and month
I think Mikey is being provocative here as usual
Markets and volume factor in
The only thing that matters is if you have extra money and can put it to use for later so you don’t have to push a wand when you’re Marty’s age
You do ree O lize that job avg and jobs per day add up to avg per day week and month
I think Mikey is being provocative here as usual
Markets and volume factor in
The only thing that matters is if you have extra money and can put it to use for later so you don’t have to push a wand when you’re Marty’s age
All data helps...whether it's by the job and per day, per month , per hour etc.
If ya working on avg 21.6667 day per month, you would need at least $80-$100 bucks per day to pay for the truck and TM and Chems.
@Mikey P
What's your daily average? What is you high and low months throughout the year?
If ya working on avg 21.6667 day per month, you would need at least $80-$100 bucks per day to pay for the truck and TM and Chems.
@Mikey P
What's your daily average? What is you high and low months throughout the year?
Dolly Llama
Number 5
that's what I said
I donno
I figured it was more because of his job aves
Kind of like how he started a thread about no one needing a vac hose attachment on their uprights
BEFOR he starts a thread about his love affair with an Oryx ….
..L.T.A.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
I have a deep respect for rocket surgeons
but KISS (by necessity) works for me
..L.T.A.
but KISS (by necessity) works for me
..L.T.A.
Walrus Gumboot
Member
Customer: How much do you charge for 2 rooms and a small hallway?
Me: We have a $400 minimum.
Me: We have a $400 minimum.
Cleanworks
Moderator
Well, if you want the 12 step process and the serenity prayer at the end.
Walrus Gumboot
Member
Yeah, we have a 6 step process; Vacuum, prespray, rake (yes, a damn carpet rake) HWE, rake, get paid.. THAT'S IT!
CRB? Are you kidding me????
CRB? Are you kidding me????
ruff
Member
That's extra Ron.
Raking is a pain in the ass bro
Back to the $400
Every job is different. I have jobs ranging from $100-$2000. For the $100 jobs, I try to stay there no longer than 45m-1hr. I know that you’re thinking I need to raise my minimum to weed out the $100jobs. But keep in mind that the 2bedroom job just referred me to the big church that they attend that got me the $2000job
So what do I think about the average job being $400? I say just be EFFICIENT around the size of the job.
Back to the $400
Every job is different. I have jobs ranging from $100-$2000. For the $100 jobs, I try to stay there no longer than 45m-1hr. I know that you’re thinking I need to raise my minimum to weed out the $100jobs. But keep in mind that the 2bedroom job just referred me to the big church that they attend that got me the $2000job
So what do I think about the average job being $400? I say just be EFFICIENT around the size of the job.
The Great Oz
Member
Ask Joe McServiceMonster. He knows exactly what his customers average, so would have the most accurate answer to what people actually average. A few years ago the average job was around $240, if I recall correctly.
There was an argument to be made that a much higher average could create some negatives, a much lower average would mean there's no profit.
If we were average $400 per job we'd be doing 3 jobs a day.
There was an argument to be made that a much higher average could create some negatives, a much lower average would mean there's no profit.
If we were average $400 per job we'd be doing 3 jobs a day.
Jim Williams
Member
If I presented a residential customer with an estimate for $400 in my area it would have to include all furniture, tile, carpet, window washing and giving the dog a bath or I would quickly be shown the door. I rarely go over $275 on residential.
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FB7777
Guest
It’s all relative Jim
Housing , COL and income factor into the regional job avg
Mass and California suck
Housing , COL and income factor into the regional job avg
Mass and California suck
ruff
Member
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Yup, I’m at the shop right now, dumping my waste tank and packaging rugs... I only did 2 jobs today...
