What is a good hourly wage for working at a scrap yard?

I hear ya .... i would rather be out on the job than being stuck in the office doing the administrative work. Sometimes the working conditions in construction aren't very good though. It's cold here in the winter.

I had a good gig for awhile. I got my class B license over thirty years ago. Once it got to a certain point i would shut down the construction jobs and go to work for the town plowing snow. You spend most of your time either in the heated truck or in the loader. The days are long but the pay is good. You're guaranteed a stand by pay so if you don't get called in you still make something. During the snowy times your take home pay after taxes can be anywhere from 600.00 - 1,000.00$ a week.

It was a nice setup because it gets you out of the way of the worst working conditions. Once the snow plowing work plays out it's generally warmed up enough that it's not so bad to be pounding nails again.

I'm getting older, and my night vision isn't as good anymore, so i decided to give up my class license but it was nice while it lasted. Master carpenter pay is pretty good during those times of the year when the work is there.

Point being : Having the special licenses and a skilled trade did alright for me over the years. It's better now than when i started out working at McDonalds doing maintenance. It didn't happen overnight. There were a lot of Dispoz-A-Help jobs and miserable bosses along the way but it was always like ... how can i add another string to my bow and improve my skillset ? After awhile it started paying off.