Production welders vs skilled trade welders. There is a difference.
Considering what theyre building heads to the killing fields and saves lives...id say theyre skilled.
Had a millwright friend of mine who worked at welding tank bodies at the warren tank plant before coming to work at GM as a MW apprentice. Sure as fúck wouldn't want a single-purpose welder doing a hot pierce on a gas train. YMMV...
I give no argument that some are more skilled than others,
But you wouldn’t want your family doctor cracking open your skull either…..