-- Child Care: $19.24/hour -- Housekeeper: $17.83/hour -- Handyman: $25.75/hour -- Adult Care: $17.00/hour -- Gardener: $17.37/hour -- Painter: $22.29/hourThe report also highlights some interesting variances around the Bay Area in the costs of services by region. For example, the average fee charged by a handyman on the Peninsula is $33.68 while San Francisco is much less at $22.15. Other key findings from the Wage Report include:
-- The five occupations with the highest average hourly fees in the Bay Area are creative services, event services, personal lessons, therapeutic services, and automotive -- Personal lessons is the highest Bay Area fee category with an average fee of $74.41 per hour -- Adult care was the lowest Bay Area fee category with an average fee of $17.00 per hour -- Personal lessons highlighted the greatest wage disparity in the Bay Area with an average high of $101.67 per hour in the North Bay and an average low of $47.50 per hour on the Peninsula -- Housekeepers demonstrated the least wage disparity in the Bay Area with an average high of $18.88 per hour on the Peninsula and an average low of $16.72 in the East Bay -- Belly dancing lessons are one of highest hourly fees at $200 per hour while Spanish lessons during a Caltrain commute cost $20 per hourA real time version of the report can be found at http://blog.laborfair.com/whats-fair/. For more information about Laborfair or local service providers, please visit www.Laborfair.com. About Laborfair Laborfair is the smart, easy and right way to find quality help ranging from a handyman to a personal chef. The company was founded in 2006 in San Francisco to connect service providers and people in search of personal help in a way that's fair, easy and financially rewarding for everyone involved. Laborfair allows people to post reviews, recommendations and feedback on service providers and the work they've performed so that individuals can find the perfect match to suit all of their service needs. For more information on the company or to find a service provider, please visit www.Laborfair.com.
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