Wages run the gamut, just as job titles do.
Benefits for service workers were not included in the survey. The same can be said for self-employed entrepreneurs, he said. Giving up company retirement plans, benefits, and a known income make a difficult decision for those looking at striking out on their own. For some, like Cindy Ward, Darla Jackson and Lisa Frazelle, three of five sisters who started Maid Four You, medical insurance wasn't an issue. Their husbands had it.