Welding is a huge problem space, and I see a lot of welding shops talk about how they're constantly lowballed by buyers who can't tell the difference between hot-glue-gun-for-big-box-store-steel-blanks work and the-device-to-certify-your-weld-costs-more-than-your-house work.

There is only ever a shortage of sufficient compensation to clear the market for a desired level of skills availability.