If I had a kid that wasn’t college mat’l and didn’t want the military, I’d direct him/her to HVAC, appliance, or auto tech.
No matter where the stuff is mfg, the install and repair will be around. And the complexity is going up fast making the home/car owner less able to DIY.
Plumbers and electricians too.
And my state is contemplating cutting all state funding for tech schools. They are about the only high schools that graduate ANYONE that can get a decent job w/o a huge nugget of student loans.