Kikes are about to crash their world economy (already started) so I would avoid something that relies on new construction and pick something that still does great in a bad economy.
People always fix and change lighting, plumbing, heating and cooling.
As far as the easiest of those physically it's electrician. Plumbing and heating and cooling you have some pretty heavy stuff and you often have to dig in new construction with plumbing, though you can find people to do that.
If you hate talking to people or having someone stand over you probably HVAC, though you are by often yourself or with one other person in all new construction as a plumber and electrician.
Me personally I would go with electrician, but any skilled trade can be good, if you are good and depending where you live. People can't do ANYTHING themselves anymore. I would like carpentry the best probably if I was younger. I did it for awhile in summers and really enjoyed it. My father was a carpenter. Often wished I would have just kept doing it. There was something really rewarding about building something you could look at and appreciate. I just don't know how safe it would be if the economy tanks if you aren't confident adding other things or subcontracting things for projects like house additions.
People always fix and change lighting, plumbing, heating and cooling.
As far as the easiest of those physically it's electrician. Plumbing and heating and cooling you have some pretty heavy stuff and you often have to dig in new construction with plumbing, though you can find people to do that.
If you hate talking to people or having someone stand over you probably HVAC, though you are by often yourself or with one other person in all new construction as a plumber and electrician.
Me personally I would go with electrician, but any skilled trade can be good, if you are good and depending where you live. People can't do ANYTHING themselves anymore. I would like carpentry the best probably if I was younger. I did it for awhile in summers and really enjoyed it. My father was a carpenter. Often wished I would have just kept doing it. There was something really rewarding about building something you could look at and appreciate. I just don't know how safe it would be if the economy tanks if you aren't confident adding other things or subcontracting things for projects like house additions.
In general, though, to address OP's question, I would avoid general contracting, construction, and carpentry in most locations. It's almost entirely been taken over by Jose and Juan, who have pushed pay down considerably. Skilled White carpenters are still worth their weight in gold, but getting to that point, in the industry right now, is a masochistic endeavor, unless you have family in the trade which can help you.
Electricians, plumbers, metal workers, and welders are usually much more White, and pay well, last I checked.
As a caveat, those jobs can attract occasional druggies, who will put your life in danger. So, as a general rule of thumb, don't listen to what other people tell you about what is "safe", trust yourself, and rely on yourself for determining what is and isn't safe. I've seen too many fuck-ups in the industry to blindly trust anyone. The druggies and morons are less likely in the more qualified trades, but you'll absolutely see them anytime you work with a general contractor, which are usually at most job sites you'll be at.
I started working summers as a teen for a general contractor back in the early aughts, and returned to the same company a few years later when I figured out the office world was not my cup of tea. I had the opportunity to learn a lot because I prefer to know what the fuck I'm doing in anything I engage in, and want to do it well.
You are right about the majority of GCs these days though. There are a lot of mother fuckers running around calling themselves that who shouldn't even be referring to themselves as a handyman. To say nothing of the extremely common practice of hiring hordes of home depot parking lot dwellers for 8 hours of work (supposedly) before they disappear into the mist, or being stuck with the backhoe guy who is on day five of his meth bender and just got the call that his wife left him and took his stash. But I digress.
I love woodworking and there is a visceral appeal to turning piles of lumber into a home. But unless I move up to Pennsylvania & become a part of an Amish community, which I genuinely would be game for if not for the fact I would always be considered an outsider (and rightfully so) it is doubtful it will ever again be my primary way of earning a living. For exactly the reasons you stated.
Was working on a roof when the supervisor called everyone over to one of the anchors. When we were gathered, he grabbed the attached rope with one hand and yanked the whole thing out of the roof. Some moron didn't bother to find a truss and just screwed into the plywood deck.
Company was fucked and didn't even fire him, until later, for posting pictures of himself smoking week on the roof to Facebook with his company swag on.
Always check your own shit and don't listen to *anyone* telling you to hurry up.