Welding Journal

“Joe, good hands are hard to find. If you know of anyone decent who might be looking for welding work, send them my way, would ya?” Local Wyoming employers have often said a variation of this sentence to me. Now, for those unfamiliar with this type of Midwest jargon from my neck of the woods, this translates to “Where have all the skilled welders gone?” I have certainly heard this statement a lot lately, and not only from a handful of local employers but also from many others from coast to coast. After a while, it ..