It pays well.
It's a real job.
It's a productive job that benefits society.
Americans respect welders far more than they respect bankers or wall street investors.
More importantly trade jobs allow Americans to find work outside the cities so they can live normal lives in safer places.
Most importantly you don't need to go into tons of student loan debt to be a welder, you just join a far less expensive trade school which will also help you find work.