A lot of it depends on where you live and how far you’re willing to move. Unfortunately, this can be quite a distance. I don’t know if your son has a family, but it can be very hard to uproot even if he doesn’t have kids. These jobs aren’t available everywhere, and some of the places where they are available aren’t places most people want to live.
Someday, if Obama dries up and blows away and we take the restrictions off our industries, maybe every part of the country will have some of these jobs.
That wasn't a problem. I wasn't looking over his shoulder on the job search, but I know he was very capable. Maybe he didn't cast a wide enough net, or looked in the wrong places--can't say.