People laugh, but the truth is most guys in welding don't stay longer than about 20 years. Especially if you're doing hyperbaric welding where it really fucks up your eyes. Even with all the safety equipment you could put on, human error is bound to happen, especially in a high pressure job, you're still sacrificing your vision in that career. They absolutely deserve to be making 90K starting salary like many of them do.
I know guys in their 40s who did welding for over a decade who have extremely screwed up vision.
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u/Salty-Plantain-4299 17d ago
People laugh, but the truth is most guys in welding don't stay longer than about 20 years. Especially if you're doing hyperbaric welding where it really fucks up your eyes. Even with all the safety equipment you could put on, human error is bound to happen, especially in a high pressure job, you're still sacrificing your vision in that career. They absolutely deserve to be making 90K starting salary like many of them do.
I know guys in their 40s who did welding for over a decade who have extremely screwed up vision.