Which Goa’uld? Sokar? Apophis? They all have very different looks.

To be fair, 5 million cubic kilometers of gold is going to be enormously expensive to move.

The pay part of that equation is dependent on where you are, and what trade you’re talking about.

Where I am, trades generally get paid more than any office job you’re going to get with just a random bachelors degree. And if you join one of the trade unions, especially one of the higher skilled industrial ones (so like electricians, pipefitters, millwrights, etc, as opposed to general labour or residential construction), your pay will be much higher than entry level office positions, and will likely stay higher than anyone who doesn’t get themselves into an upper management type position.