The unemployment office won't make you take a job for less money than you were making at your last job, and that's what saved me from ending up a dishwasher or a cocktail waitress again. You need to do what's right for you and don't get into things for the wrong reasons.
Machinists create precision equipment by using a variety of metal working tools.
They use lathes, drill presses, grinders, and computer controlled milling equipment. They make things like tools, gears, bearings, and fasteners. A government agency rule helped Elaine LeMaster land in the Dislocated Workers Project through the regional jobs council. A counselor suggested she aim towards a career in office work, but when he took the time to assess her test, he announced that she belonged in the Machine Technology program at the local community college. This was exactly what she wanted to do.