>>16018456HS drop out here. Got my GED and that's fucking it. First job out of the military paid $27/hr. I'm up to $51/hr now and will retire in 5 years. No idea why hourly work freaks out kids today, it's not all sucking shit out of toilets. I make $33-40K a year just in OT let alone my bonuses.
But whatever. I'm sure whatever IT thing is hot today will be hot in 10-20 years too.