I would go back and get your engineering degree. 3 more years right? To me it’s worth the credit hour cost. Engineers get snapped up immediately for a very good starting salary. You can be a laborer/fabricator/welder and make 50-60 K, or Machinist and make 75K, or an engineer and make 75K to start. Work hard manually and make decent money, or work hard as an engineer and make really good money...choose your hard.