In Australia, the "Traffic Control person" (aka Lollipop person) earns AUD 125K (USD 79K) and even without any qualifications doing home maintenance such as painting, replacing washers on leaking taps, or assembling Ikea furniture earns up to $100,000 pa.

People with PhD in Life Science struggle to get a job but people who have watched a few YouTubes earn huge wages.

If I were advising a younger coder, I would suggest that they learn COBOL and get paid $150K and leave the office at 5.00 pm