But as a welder, wouldn’t you be spending your life in a loud, dirty, dangerous environment, wearing a funky helmut?
I am a pipe fitter working in a good modern shop. Night shift has 5 fitters and 15 welders, three welders per fitter. Tonight was a good night. I made 44 fits and the welders completed 9 pipe spools. all has to pass NDT xray. The shop is heated in the winter and lots of fans and air movers in the summer. We can take a short break whenever one wants and no supervisor bird dogging ya. Good benefits with 2 weeks vacation the first year, including holiday pay and sick leave. Not a college grad in the bunch.