People think welders regularly make six figures? Uhhh... I've been looking extensively at manufacturing positions lately because I'm helping a friend in his job

People think welders regularly make six figures? Uhhh... I've been looking extensively at manufacturing positions lately because I'm helping a friend in his job search. All the welding ones I've seen in my area that have a salary listed pay around $28k-$38k (IIRC). Those jobs typically have benefits. So much misinformation around anything to do with pay, don't believe anything you hear, I've heard some really outlandish numbers quoted from a variety of places. The BLS (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ https://www.bls.gov/ooh/) is probably the most accurate source of information you'll get. (Quoted in TFA) >Its premise was that in rural Ohio, there was such a shortage of skilled tradespeople that employers were regularly hiring welders at salaries of $150,000 a year and up. So because In-And-Out pays managers $160,000 a year [1] we should conclude that fast food is (in general) a highly paid occupation? [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/01/25/n-out-mangers-make-160-000-per-year-reports-show/1065434001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/01/25/n...