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Some of these numbers are hard to believe.

“...average annual earnings of $73,000...”

65,000 oil wells in Ohio.

At 40 barrels a day, about the national average, that means Ohio pumps 25% of USA production - wrong!

Besides that, though...

The most important thing about manufacturing jobs is that almost all of them are blue collar.

The air temp is too hot or too cold - you often get dirty - you often sweat - you often stand the whole day - you usually do highly repetitive tasks - you get physically tired - your co-workers tend to have below average verbal skills and below average curiosity - managers treat you with less respect and less tolerance than they treat their white collar peers - and the production quota, there is always, always, always a vigorously enforced quota.

I mean, here's the true test...

How often have you seen your kids and their friends sit around and talk about their “dream” manufacturing job?

Never, that's how often.

The air temp is too hot or too cold - you often get dirty - you often sweat - you often stand the whole day - you usually do highly repetitive tasks - you get physically tired - your co-workers tend to have below average verbal skills and below average curiosity - managers treat you with less respect and less tolerance than they treat their white collar peers - and the production quota, there is always, always, always a vigorously enforced quota.

Believe me doing software development is not much different. I've done both. At least with grunt work you get outside sometimes when it is actually nice out and the physical activity isn't all that bad for you.

The air temp is too hot or too cold - you often get dirty - you often sweat - you often stand the whole day - you usually do highly repetitive tasks - you get physically tired - your co-workers tend to have below average verbal skills and below average curiosity - managers treat you with less respect and less tolerance than they treat their white collar peers - and the production quota, there is always, always, always a vigorously enforced quota.

You don't have a clue what you are talking about.

Here is a photo of the CNC Machining area of our factory;

The only part you are correct about is most of the guys are standing. And no, we've never had a quota.