>>$30/hour, bringing in about 6K a year.

Was that a typo where you meant to type "60K" a year? That would make more sense, as $60K divided by $30/hr would be 2000 billable hours (40hrs/week * 50 weeks, not including 2 weeks vacation).

If that wasn't a typo, then 200 billable hours in an entire year (10% billable utilization) is a pretty tough way to make a living even with full benefits at the same company.