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The $40 an hour job no one wants (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 1 week ago by deadbeef79000 to c/newzealand
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Then it's not a $40/hr job!

Careers NZ says there is a shortage of plumbers and those who are experienced can earn more than $53 an hour.

Right there, the final paragraph of the article.

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[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even with the normal expectations and earning possibilities etc.

If you've been advertising a job at a certain rate and nobody has applied, then either the location, conditions or pay are not meeting the market. You can't change the location for a business like this, so you have to change the conditions and/or pay. ie, the true hourly rate for any given job is what you can hire someone to do it for.

[–] deadbeef79000 6 points 1 week ago

true hourly rate for any given job is what you can hire someone to do it for.

Exactly. That's how a free market works.