I haven't, never said I did. I wanted to put this to bed so I pulled some stats. It turns out it's shades of Grey. According to the BLM the average wage for

I haven't, never said I did. I wanted to put this to bed so I pulled some stats. It turns out it's shades of Grey. According to the BLM the average wage for the mining industry in the US is $21 an hour. According to the stats linked to below there are several industries above Mining as far S average wage, some significantly so. But at the same time mining is way above the service and accommodations industry, which is dead last on this data. Which I think was your point. Mining shouldn't be compared to the accommodations industry as far as average wage and technical skill are concerned. Just because both come in below the top 5 or so doesn't mean they're all at the bottom. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243834/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us-by-industry/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/243834/annual-mean-wages...