I have had a contractor's license for a couple years now but have continued to work for a large manufacturer. I have never worked for a contractor. Up until now, I have only done jobs (all permitted) for friends, co-workers, neighbors for what I consider chump change. I am going to continue my regular job but would like to start advertising for some small jobs but I am having trouble trying to figure out where to start as far as pricing. I guess the easiest way to do this would be to throw out a couple of recent things that I have done and see what others would charge.
1) Ceiling fan. Customer supplied fan, I had to change out the box in the attic to a fan hanger, remove wall switch install variable speed switch and install fan. 15 minute drive
2) Disconnect old electric water heater in a local resteraunt and go back later in the day to connect the new one. 10 minute drive
There seems to be a big demand for this kind of thing as construction is still going strong in our area and there is a shortage of electricians to do this sort of small job. Poulation is about 250,000