Here are some others that are pretty good:
Welder
Machinist
Electrician
Oil Field worker
If I had to do it all over again, I definitely would have gotten more training to supplement the backyard mechanics my Dad taught me. I think I could have been happy working on motorcycles in a different life.
I am a cabinetmaker. I still have all my fingas.
Ladder logic, a wide variety of 4~20ma controls, touchscreen programming, wiring, conduit, and nothing more than 480 Volts.
$45,000 after a few years experience and $68,000 as now with 20 years experience. You do need to do collateral duty to perform other types of maintenance to keep factories running though. You never get bored. You will still need to be good at welding, basic machine work like mills and lathes, control voltage troubleshooting, and operating voltage troubleshooting.
CATV
TELCO TECH
I did 30 as telco and I am quite comfi