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This just seems wrong? Welding varies a ton by state. The Bureau of Labor statistics also says that welders in Alaska earn an average of $65k a year. They aren'
by Miner49er 7y ago
This just seems wrong? Welding varies a ton by state. The Bureau of Labor statistics also says that welders in Alaska earn an average of $65k a year. They aren't all expert welders, it just varies heavily by location.
- jmull 7y agoIt says “usually”. That allows for exceptions like Alaska. (I just looked at the stats, and it looks like there is data on 510 welders in Alaska out of 389,190 total, so it’s a tiny exception.)
- Robotbeat 7y agoAnd probably skewed towards remote oil extraction jobs, with high cost of living (everything has to be flown in) and a difficult overall existence.