The Central Time Zone includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, part of Indiana, Iowa, part of Kansas, part of Kentucky, Louisiana, part of Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, part of South Dakota, part of Tennessee, most of Texas, and Wisconsin.
(Total non work time) 30 days. Total days available for work 230 days. Next you have to determine your actual billable time. In most settings, the actual billable time will average 6 hours out of every 8, due to cancellations, no shows, or other problems. So: Available time = 230 days =1840 hrs/yr. Billable time/day = 6/8 =1380 hrs/yr.
Share this page. Have you been shocked by the hourly rate you pay to a technician on a recent servicing call? Our rates are not quite at the $200 per hour rate, but many in our industry are (whether you know it or not due to flat rate pricing). However, when all costs of business are factored in, this rate is not as outrageous as it seems.