Welding Tips and Tricks

Anyone from these areas? I'm in south Texas about to finish welding school next month and am going to move to one If these cities. I wa just wondering how the demand for Welders are there (tig/stick/mig) and what average starting pay is? I have a bit of experience in a shop too if that helps. Also if anyone has any advice on getting into a refinery it would b appreciated

Haha any correlation with legalization of pot?because if so just go to California man.lots of work in long beach and off shore .heard Bakersfield is having a lot of work.go to Craigslist there is a lot of jobs