How much to charge for welding services in the Los angeles area?

[cnag]

How much can i charge to weld from small jobs to big jobs an hour, per job?Im L.A City certified welder in SMAW and FCAW. I only own a small portable lincoln 140 for small jobs and use my bosses shop when bigger jobs requiring 1/4 weld and up. Need help on giving estimate quotes to customers. Thank you

[michaelwilson777]

How much to charge for welding services in the Los angeles area?

I usually charge between 50 and 75 bucks an hour plus materials depending on how involved the job is. Even if I only use some of the material such as a half sheet of metal, the customer pays the cost of the whole thing. If the material is being supplied by the customer I figure out about how long it should take me and charge for my time. If you get enough work you will start to get a feel for how much to charge. You have a skill that not a lot of people have so you have to take that into account even if the price seems a little high for the job. Don't let anyone bully you down on your price. If you go down a little it's ok but you don't want to screw your self just to get the job. As you do more work you will get a feel for what price is fair to both the customer and you.

[walker]

Dont forget to factor in your license, bond, and insurance, which you have because they are required for doing work in the great state of California.

[tommy2069]

just ask the customer to bring you two bids from other fab shops and then beat the price by a few bucks.you'll get the work and also get a feel for what they are charging in your area.

[MMW]

just ask the customer to bring you two bids from other fab shops and then beat the price by a few bucks.you'll get the work and also get a feel for what they are charging in your area.

Unless they don't know either or they are low balling to get work.

If you work in a welding shop you should have a good feel for how long stuff takes.

My advice would be to figure out how much time you think it will take & multiply it by an hourly rate. With a few phone calls you can easily find out what labor rates are of welding shops/welders in your area. You will learn quickly if you are under quoting or not.