Take a look a CNC Machining, Huge need and normally have apprenticeships

[Poncho_NM]

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From: Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Salary

Hourly Rate $12.85 - $24.98
The average wage for a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist is $18.03 per hour. A skill in Machine Programming, Manufacturing is associated with high pay for this job.
Total Pay (?) $28,686 - $58,808

FROM: The States That Pay CNC Machinists The Most - Diversified Industrial Staffing

The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the median salary for machinists and tool and die makers – a category which includes Computer Numerical Control Machinists (CNC) – at about $19.19 an hour, or $39,910 a year. Some states, like the ones listed below, pay even more. Sometimes they can pay as much as $47,000 a year, depending on demand. This is a position that will experience an estimated 7% growth between 2010 and 2020, adding upwards of 29,900 machinists to the workforce in that time.

[andywire]

Learn how to be a good machinist, and you will never have to look far for work. Limiting yourself to only one discipline (CNC machining) limits the number of opportunities you can apply to. There will always be a demand for the machinist who can run any machine, and handle most any job. These types of machinists are difficult to find these days. Everyone wants to be the puter guy, and nothing more. There are only so many 100K/year CNC machinist/engineer jobs to go around. The rest pay 40-50K, often require plenty of OT, and are limited in what you will actually have a chance to do and learn. This puts a limit on career growth potential, and future earnings.

[Shark01]

CNC machining positions continue to be a real need in industry. Requires skills in programming, traditional machining, materials, even some design Engineering tasks.