Hey, don’t knock the trades. My nephews are in the trades and they went to universities, but the trades weren’t as stressful.
Plumbers work whatever hours they set. They don’t work weekends unless you pay them a lot! My nephews are Electricians and carpenters. They make really good money.
Comparable, and sometimes, better than my daughter and son who are EECS grads. They set their hours. They set their fees; if they don’t want to take a job, they don’t take that job. They’ve been taking vacations lately. My kids can’t do that as often.