I’d like to be able to work with my hands; whenever my father would fix something up when we lived in a two-story home, I would rarely be able to help him out. He wouldn’t let me nail any drywall, or put mud on the drywall, or fill a hole in our yard with concrete. I’d still like to be able to make things and build with my hands.
To the FReepers: there are still us young people out there that don’t want a business job, living that all day. I want a job that requires my body to work, not just my mind.
You might want to consider truck driving. I saw 18-year-old kids start their first jobs loading freight for an LTL freight company. It's dirty, miserable, back breaking work with often abusive supervisors. The company trained them in their off hours to drive, so that when they turned 21, they became P&D (pickup and delivery) drivers. The work is and physical, often with long hours, but also mentally challenging, and it pays well enough to raise a family. When they got enough experience and seniority, they went into line haul. It's physically challenging in a different way, but not back breaking, so guys do it into their 70's. A good linehaul run can pay up to six figures.
I told him that I would send him to any college he could get into, said dad I am not a scholar, after a try in business, he is now the Chief Mechanic for a large Cement company and bitches about the help.