This right here. I know so many people who got into the trades and made $100-250k per year here in the Midwestern US. That’s after just 5-10 years in a trade. Starting out it might be half that, but you get raises as you advance in the trade and if it’s a union trade you usually also get good yearly raises. So some trades will advance your pay every 6-12 months as you step up through the apprenticeship. So you move up quickly and you’re getting paid for nearly all your training (minus some studying you do in your personal hours).

If you’re willing to work overtime, plenty is available. As others have said, there’s a large demand for people in the trades.

Check local union halls. Many of them will even help you with job shadowing people in the different trades so you can check the jobs out beforehand.