Quote Originally Posted by tmleadr03 View Post
The money you could make as a welder or electrician on the oil fields would be unreal. Hope you didn't really want to see your family though. I think 30 bucks an hour (guessing) plus all the overtime you can stand would be quite nice.
You have to be willing to travel to the job though. If you can weld pipeline, you'll be the most loved and one of the highest paid guys on the job. But you move with the pipeline, so you're never anywhere for very long.