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Your crystal ball is cloudy, i have nothing to do with residential work. I have an unlimited commercial gc license in 4 states.

The tone of your questions is that you should be getting premium pay or an annual bonus or something because you are not only the qualifier … you cover many states. Not many people here are going to support you on that.
I disagree. How many people can qualify a business across 12 states? Those 12 licenses make him a rare item that isn't easy to replace. The other way to look at is how much would it cost the company to hire 12 qualifiers? I would guess the absolute rock bottom price would be $12k a month, though $24k a month seems a lot more likely. $200k a year seems a fair price to me.
 
Your crystal ball is cloudy, i have nothing to do with residential work. I have an unlimited commercial gc license in 4 states.

The tone of your questions is that you should be getting premium pay or an annual bonus or something because you are not only the qualifier … you cover many states. Not many people here are going to support you on that.
What would it cost the company to hire a dozen qualifiers? He's doing the job of twelve men, he should be paid the salary of twelve men.
 
How can one guy cover multiple jobs in 12 states regardless of the size of each state
Part of being a qualifier is to monitor the work performed not sit at home and play video games 24/7
Now why would any company put all their eggs in one qualifier basket that way when a qualifier falls out it does not leave them scrambling looking for a multi state qualifier
 
Thank You Sunkist! My question exactly.The Qualifier is responsible for the work being done with his license. Even if he is smart and sets it up so the he is an employee and therefore not liable for business losses or suits against the business, he is still liable for the work completed under his license. I spent 3 days sitting in DPBR Hearings and saw several men who used the “I’m only a qualifier defense” get slapped down and charged high fines and license suspensions. Qualifiers need to visit all of their sites a minimum of once a week if not more.
 
As far as fees, I have a flat rate of $1,800 a month for the residential contractors and a percentage rate for commercial guys. I often negotiate things like apartment complexes, strip malls, ect because these guys are usually here until the job is over and gone to the next job in another state.
 
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