Sure there are lots of jobs out there where someone needs a skilled trade, the only problem is they are not willing to pay for someone with skill. In today's world everyone thinks if your out of work, you will take a $7.50 an hour job and perform $40 worth of work.Now the reality check. A mortgage Payment or rent can cost upwards of $1100a month.That may be low for some areas,but when you have to figure in the other costs of life here in the good Ol US of A like,kids, gas, food, clothes,car payments, insurance, and the ever popular lack of any benefits provided by employers,I can see why everyone isn't taking advantage of low paying jobs.I'm a union member who has been out of work for over two years,but let me say for the record when guys say union guys aren't worth there pay.They are very uninformed. I've never received pay for sick days, holidays, personal days, vacation days,if I didn't show up for whatever reason, I didn't get paid.How many people with long term jobs have had to pee in a cup as a term of employment? or had to give up personal information, as a term of employment? Or was told they would have to shave their beard or get a haircut, or else they couldn't work on certain jobs? When work is available we get compensated for what we do.I'd like to see how alot of people would respond when they are told their being laid off a couple of times a year,but for us it's how it is. No crying about what am I going to do, how am I gong to pay my bills. When your paid what your worth , you have money to bank for rainy days.Mike Rowe is right about the country needing skilled tradesmen,but in today's world if that job doesn't have a keyboard with a function that can unclog a toilet, were all in deep manure.,,