[blackdog]

I do food grade stainless steel welding about a few hours a week on projects. I make $31 per hour.

Now as a millwright or journeyman welder, that's all they do. They make $65 to $80 per hour, but are sporadic on work. They are unemployed quite a bit.

You need to have many skills in many areas. The unions hate that.

[autumnraine]

Thanks! My husband is a welder and we are looking in other areas to go if needed. Our shop is really struggling, but my son is an ASE certified mechanic, my husband can the basics, but it was a place to try to make it until something else comes along. We always planned to hand the shop over to my son and his wife if we needed to move anyway.

I’ve scoured the papers from all over and while I’m sure there are jobs, we just can’t afford to travel to an interview for a $10 an hour job. You know?