Add to these electricians, carpenters, car repair mechanics, etc.........most of which are good paying jobs.
Not everone is equipped for a high tech or high stress job.
Manual labor jobs like house painters and landscapers are fine jobs because of the surge of home ownership in the last few years.
Yes, the prospects of jobs now is improving rapidly.
For example:
Last spring I had repairs done on my garage from where my snowplower backed into a wall.
The handyman company which performed the repairs was staffed by former white collar execs who in midlife turned personal hobbies into a steady and growing business.
They did a fine job at a reasonable cost.
Their list of referrals allowed them to discontinue newspaper advertising.