[Christopher]

A good pipe welder can go on the road and make a killing.

We’re just coming out of our fall shutdown, and the welders and fitters we just let go were all headed down to the gulf coast for $50/hr working seven twelves, all OT is doubletime, and $120 per diem (non-taxed living expenses for travelers) on top of that.

A lot of these guys only work 6 - 8 months out of the year. They’ll make their big money in the spring/summer/fall turnaround seasons and take the winter off, and still make 200k a year.

[central_va]

The only problem is welding is tedious and boring as hell.

[Seven plus One]

A good pipe welder can go on the road and make a killing. That's why they're called Journeymen. When the time comes that they say that they need H1-B Welders, that's when the knives come out. I'm telling ya...