Created: July 27, 2021 03:06 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a sports enthusiast coming out of school, Dakota Wood wanted to be an athletic trainer.
"Oh, shoot. The anatomy aspect of it was a little much for me," Wood said.
He found himself pursuing a different career — welding.
"She told me to pick something that sounds like fun," Wood said. "I figured playing with hot steel and fire all day would be pretty fun!"
Wood works at Kerr Squared, a welding shop in the South Valley.
Greyson Tagg is another welder at the shop.
"I went to Valencia High School and my freshman year they had a welding class and I took that," Tagg said.