Unfortunately you're quite right. Maybe because those workers are also "trained" to see what they do as unskilled work, like everyone else says? So unskilled work is what they deliver. Now if only the society would give proper attention and value to those jobs... Edit: I'm also a diplomed electrician, but I have never practiced and would not even dream to practice nowadays without proper updated training. I guess not everybody is that self conscious, because hey it's unskilled right, so here we are.

Depends on how much you're willing to pay and how long you're willing to wait for them to be available.

The best carpenters will be making custom furniture and wood panels for mansions, and have multi-year waiting lists.

There are tradespeople who are excellent and available to mere mortals, though. But there's often a waiting list, and you may pay more. (I've had the best luck with auto-mechanics.)

Sounds like you don’t have a network of friends/family to provide recommendations.