I’m halfway through getting my certification for production tech

I have my bachelors in business. Sometimes I get confused on where I’m headed with this. I thought it would be cool to get into 3d printing which I’m still about. I’m going to get cad certified and haas later on. I really want to get paid well and make sure this is worth the time. Right now I don’t want to start out at $20. I want the higher pay. I guess I can apply for any job that my teacher has connections with like Bradley corp. I don’t have any 3d printing companies by me.