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<DIV><SPAN class=156503021-27032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I work
for a company that contracts my database development services to clients.
My rates to develop Access databases range from $65 to $125 per hour depending
on the location of the customer (San Antonio vs DC), location of the
work (customer site vs my office) and complexity of the project. I
can assure you, I do not get the full amount. Most of database developers
(Oracle, Access, SQL Server, etc.) are salaried. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156503021-27032003></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial
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class=156503021-27032003><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Wortz, Charles [mailto:CWortz@tea.state.tx.us]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March
27, 2003 3:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for first
time<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=929101921-27032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I just so
happen to be working on our db for contractors this afternoon and can report
that the hourly rate we pay for full-time contractors varies from
about $40 to over $100. However, all of them come to us from
contracting companies, so the individual only receives a portion of the
rate. Some of them are salaried employees of the contracting
company but most are sub-contractors.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT color=#0000ff>Charles Wortz</FONT></B></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Software Development
Division</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Texas
Education Agency</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>1701
N. Congress Ave</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Austin,
TX 78701-1494</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#0000ff>512-463-9493</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#0000ff>CWortz@tea.state.tx.us</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Charlotte Foust
[mailto:cfoust@infostatsystems.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday 2003 Mar 27
14:59<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[AccessD] OT:Building your business was... Rate for first
time<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=128545320-27032003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff
size=2>I'm not an independent. I work full time as a salaried developer
and contract and consult on the side. In my previous job, I actually
worked as a contract employee for the feds, but my employer was the
contractor, so I had the best of both worlds ... until they lost the
contract. I could have stayed on with the new contractor but knew it
would never work because I have a bad habit of saying exactly what I think,
regardless of how exalted the other person thinks they are. <vbg>
So I went out and found myself this job. I've been lucky so far.
As soon as one job begins to pall, I fall into another that gives me new
experience and that I like even better. At the same time, I sometimes
work for a company that provides contact employees, but that is strictly
part-time when it occurs. I have a friend who is a project manager, so
she finds projects and then gets them to add me on as the database person on
the project. As long as I can work evenings and weekends, it works
beautifully.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=128545320-27032003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff
size=2>Charlotte Foust</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>