I have a different take on this and I base my thought on wages. I guess it comes down to what is "good" pay and what is "great pay", etc. I guess that depends on one's wants, needs and lifestyle. I have been a HD equipment mechanic for about 30 years the last 27 in a union shop. I do "good" pay wise but not "great". Most likely I will be outsourced this year so I was talking to a friend that works at a shop doing CNC work. He said they are begging for people with any kind of mechanical aptitude, they've given up on finding experienced CNC guys. He said I could work up pretty quickly with my skill set, plus my dad owned his own tool and die shop so I do know my elbow from some stuff. He said the wages are "great"! I said whats the highest guy make? He's been there 25 years so he's "topped out" at $25/hr, that's about $50k/yr. Now, I don't think that's great. I make considerably more than that. My nephew just started an electrical engineering job right out of college with a very good company with great people for $70k with much better benefits, no Saturdays, etc. So, whats the motivation to be in a trade job? I know, I'll hear about the Love of the job or the "passion" for the work. Pfft! passion don't pay the bills. Society or business or the economy or whatever has changed and manufacturing and trade work just doesn't pay as well or in my opinion, enough.
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