Have you thought about the tree industry, Tree lopping. I have been doing it for the last 10 years and I use to hate it untill I started to climb and now there is nothing I would rather do. I now have my own busness and only work a few days a week (but when I do work I realy work) and make over 150k a year. You are out doors, in differant locations, meeting lots of differant types of people and working out at the same time. I have met a few people who were in the professional/ uni qual jobs who left them to join us in a more physical, getting your hands dirty job and they love it. Most groundies I know are on $40-$50k a year but with no crap, just turn up drag branches, swing a rake and go home NO STRESS.