[JohnFen]

Yes, I've been doing it since I was a young child. Compared to people who are actually expert in it, I'd say my skill level was "advanced intermediate". I am equally skilled in both through-hole and surface mount soldering (including BGA and very tiny chips), but the majority of the soldering I've been doing over the last 5 or 10 years has been surface mount.

I wouldn't be interested in doing it professionally all by itself, but would be fine with a job where soldering is one of the tasks involved. I certainly would be willing to be part of a soldering assembly line for a project as a community service, though, as long as the effort and organization were in line with my personal volunteering guidelines.