[brianbreslin]

I've seen welders making $160k/year in Texas (oil), BUT the caveat is that its 1 welder whereas 20 years ago that 1 guy had 3 coworkers.

[FLUX-YOU]

Plus that is likely a shitload of hours per week. Definitely not sustainable long term.

[shostack]

How do the health risks compare to sitting at a desk all day?

[brianbreslin]

You could argue programmers in most countries get compensated for that risk of sitting all day. But most office workers do not.