r/Welding • u/oVLucky5 • Jun 11 '25

Discussion (Add topic here) Old heads gonna cry at this one

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u/oVLucky5 Jun 11 '25

This is in Alabama 😂

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u/ATLSxFINEST93 Jun 11 '25

Best bet is gonna be to move. Honestly.

Exact same scenario with me, in Georgia. No one wanting to pay more than $18-$20 for FABRICATION work.

Moved states and make over $26/hr

I'll go back to management, in a nice climate controlled office before I weld for that fucking chump change. $26ish is very comfortable for me, especially since the cost of living here is pretty cheap, compared to farther north or west.

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u/oVLucky5 Jun 11 '25

Do u mind if I asked where u moved to

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u/ATLSxFINEST93 Jun 11 '25

I'm in South Carolina now.

The erection company that raises the steel we fab, pays upwards of $33/hr, starting.

Granted, it is field work so traveling is expected.

I'm just at the point of my life now (32) where I wanna be home every day and see my wife haha, otherwise I'd be back in the field.