Every tradesman I know makes north of 80k, granted it's backbreaking work. I assume working in a factory such as semiconductors pays 6 figs, as an engineer or foreman of some kind.
If they are literally stamping parts together on an assembly line then I guess yeah it's not going to pay 100k.
Bringing back factory jobs isn’t bringing back the American dream. It’s just replacing the shitty gig work you have to do to barely get by with a shitty factory job that you have to do to barely get by. If they pay well, it’ll drive up the cost of goods a ton and still be unhelpful for people.
You would be able to afford a lot less if everything you bought was made in factories where every worker was paid north of $100k. That includes your home, by the way.
I absolutely would work a factory job if it paid 100k+ and meant owning a home someday.
Instead I got 100k student loans and make 60k at a desk and I'll never have a life outside of work because I simply can't afford it.
I'll be 35 this year after 12 years of working and just starting to have a positive net worth.
American dream my ass.