Do you have data to support this claim? It would certainly depend on location, but BLS average salary data seems to point otherwise: Plumbers $49K: http://ww

Do you have data to support this claim? It would certainly depend on location, but BLS average salary data seems to point otherwise: Plumbers $49K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-... Electricians $49K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electricians.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electrici... Mechanics $36K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/a... Welders $36K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/welders-cutters-solderers-and-brazers.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/production/welders-cutters-solderers-... -VS- Software Developer $93K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/s... Computer Programer $74K: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-programmers.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/c...