“Majorly underemployed”
Right there!
When I work (master electrician, age 50) I’m actually making more per hour than I ever have, but who can survive working 2-16 hours per week with periods of no work at all?
Right now moving in the direction of self-employment.
Charge less per hour and get more work. I'm not going to pay an electrician $100 an hour for relativly easy work. A little Ohm's Law and a cheap meter or probe gets a lot done around my ranch.