AboutJan Hayner Expertise I can answer any questions on Home organizing, file and paper management, organizing for parents, kids, senior citizens and on housekeeping and cleaning solutions.
Experience I have been a Professional Organizer for 9 years, I am considered an expert in my field on the internet and have written several informational books on organizing.
Organizations I am an active member of Faithful Organizers (An International Association of Christian based Professional Organizers, a past member of NAPO (the National Association of Professional Organizers)a member of an association called Women in Management, a member of Money Smart Wisconsin-Sheboygan and was a business owner for over 25 years.
Education/Credentials A high school graduated a the rest of my learning capablilities came from making a lot of mistakes in my lifetime and learning from all of them.
Question How much is the yearly salary for a professional organizer?
Answer Hi Shatoria;
Boy, now that's a loaded question, that has a ton of variables. I will give you the best answer that I can on this one.
#1. Don't quit your day job too soon. It takes a long time to build a client base unless you live in a BIG city. People need to trust you first, and then they want to know who you have done work for and if they will recommend you.
#2. Small cities are conservative; thus lower wages. You can only charge what your area will be willing to pay and your clientele can afford if you want to have repeat business.
#3. Your advertising to start out with will take up any profit that you make. Plus, plan to do a lot of workshops and Presentations as a gift in order to get your name known.
#4. Organizers that I know charge anywhere from $25.00 an hour (small town setting) to $200.00 an hour in larger towns. Then of course, if you are going to do work for businesses you have to have another price rate.
I know this is a little sketchy as far as a precise amount, but there are a lot of factors to consider.
1. Are you working at if full time or part time
2. What are your specialties-Closets, Offices,Home Organizing
3. Are you working in the home or a business
4. What size town do you live in and what is the average wage of the population.
Basically, you can earn from $0 a month (if you work on the 'Internet only' as a webmaster and don't have products to sell or affiliates to link with, to a couple of thousand a month if you are in a larger town and do work for business as well as home.
You will find a lot of hype on the Internet about earning thousands, but these people are few and far between and I can attest that I am not one of them.
I live in a very small conservative town, have a website that has taken me two years to build to first page location for most of my keywords, have appeared in 'YOU' magazine and next month I will have an article, written by Pam Kramer in Womans Day magazine. My basic income is from the website and giving Presentations...not organizing. Every penny is put right back into the business for advertising, promotions and supplies.
Why do I stick with it?
I LOVE IT!
I get to dabble in organizing in homes and offices, meet new people, get new ideas, meet organizers from all over the country and learn from them and learn a lot from my customers.
One day I will take all of my experiences, my stored up knowledge of tips and hints and write a book. But for now,I will be content to learn and take every job as it comes, no matter how big or how small.
I have been a Professional Organizer for 6 years, with the first three years doing nothing but learning from other organizers; the best experience I could have had. I went with them on calls, learned shortcuts, tips and hints, learned what clients want and need and how to be patient.
Now if I lived in a large city I am sure that I would have taken over the town by now, but in little town U.S.A. we take life one day at a time.
I know you were looking for the big '$' signs, and in some worlds it happens faster than others, but you have to be willing to spend a lot of time working at it.
I hope I answered your question. My advice is to 'Follow your Dream' if becoming a Professional organizer is your dream; look for an organizer that can become your mentor and learn from a pro, you will be glad that you did.
