Know what, ya gotta start somewhere. These days, almost any job is a good job. If I were in Jersey and needed work, I'd apply. I'd hope to move up the ladder with hard work, but if not and I was unhappy after a year--I'd move on (well, after I bought my machine at the employee discount). An example of assembly line wages--Taylor Guitars starts their assembly (or worse) positions at 10 bucks, and $10 might get you the lunch special at a very casual (not the kind with waiters) restaurant in San Diego...