Plumbing would be a good, solid, paying job. However with a "science" background, welding may be a more suitable, challenging and lucrative career path. In either case, some retraining will be in order. Sniff around a bit and see what piques your interest. Good luck!
Thanks, I have a feeling I'll need it. It's disheartening to have an MS and skill set that's functionally useless now. It was a very niche field.
I'll start applying tomorrow for other jobs in the same field but everyone knows everyone unfortunately. My 6 month old is gonna be sad that dads not gonna be around for lunch anymore.