Agree with a lot of the above posts. As you are in this profession longer think of it as you get paid for what you know and not for what you do. I was a second class in 2005 (and still am) and I was not making over $30.00/hr at the time in the oilfield. Benefits, pension plans, stock plans, bonuses, shift diff., steam ticket premiums. etc all account for a lot of money so do not just look at base wages. As well as the company I now work for pays double time for OT. First year I was at the job I had 1 shift of OT. Previous job paid 1.5 for OT and I got 5hrs every pay plus 2-300 hrs a year, that was a big chunk of change missed. If you can work by yourself, troubleshoot problems and think logically at times, and don't mind math/trig./physics you should do alright.
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