A guy I know works as industry liaison for a trade school that teaches repair of farm, construction and mining vehicles.
They partner with John Deere, Caterpillar, Kubota, etc.
Most of their graduates start over $100k a year.
College is not necessary the way it is currently arranged; the non-STEM classes I took were just fluff.
If you like fixing things, going to a trade school to be a mechanic could lead a very satisfying career. I have a friend who was a total motorhead in high school. Went to tech school, then got involved with BMW. Haven’t talked with him in a decade, but last we did talk, he was really happy. Had a race car, and a project or two in addition to a couple top of the line Bimmers. Never wanted to be ‘in charge’, as he saw the attendant stress. Did a lot of traveling around the U.S. (not for everyone, admittedly) solving problems local dealers couldn’t figure out. He was very, very well compensated, and enjoyed his work immensely.