Here in the oil fields the average is $22/hr (without a H.S. diploma), of course you wont find any houses over $125k (thats the really big ones, I paid $65k for my 2500 sq.ft. brick home), you also wont find any car insurance thats more than about $150/month (thats what my daughter paid at 22 for 2 4wd trucks full coverage), you wont find a lot of things here, crime, hate, predjudice, wal-mart (it's 110 miles to the nearest Wal-mart).
Even McDonalds here pays $12.50/hr and on that you can support a family of 4 and a house, hotel maids make $10/hr sometimes undocumented.
No, not a lot of $40/hr jobs, unless you have a minimal education in the trades, welders, fitters, electricians, diesel service, flow systems specialists, all well over $150k/year, geologists, metalurgists, environmental specialists, if you earned that degree (and I dont mean a ba), then you cant find a job under $250/yr.
It's not all sunshine and pool parties I'm afraid, we work, long days, hard hours, and have 9 months of winter to contend with, this is advanced citizenship here, you have to want it and earn it. Nine months of winter and average wind speeds in the 30mph range also mean no emission checks, no one cares, we lisence ATVs for street use here, in fact it's required if you own one, most people do, if you have a old ford with a chevy engine, no muffler, the glass is out, doors are at home, as long as the VIN matches the title you get plates, as long as the lights all work you dont get pulled over, thats our safety inspection.
Yes, you have to give up the crime, poverty, filth and shopping of the city, and you wont have as many friends to hang with (we all have jobs here). But not everywhere is like California (no matter how hard you try).
. What's the difference, aside from poor shooting skills?
