[eastforker]

A machinist that doesn't make $20 an hour is working for the wrong employer but I am sure it must have something to do as to where he lives. Wages here on the Texas gulf coast are quite good. My son makes $25 an hour as an auto mechanic. Installing sattelite dishes pays very well also working as a contractor. Boilermakers,millrights, pipefitters and welders are in high demand and they also make $18-25 an hour.

[JamesP81]

A machinist that doesn't make $20 an hour is working for the wrong employer but I am sure it must have something to do as to where he lives.

It is pretty rural around here. He stays so he can help take care of his elderly parents.

I guess the real stat to look at isn't necessarily pay, but pay vs cost of living. It's cheap to live around here too, although if he went to a larger city I think he'd still come out quite a bit ahead.