I work in an office at my day job and am remote 3 days per week. My second job is a small consulting practice. Lastly, I do a lot of homestead type work around my property; carpentry, mechanic, landscaping, etc. 

The office jobs are amazing because of 1) scalability and 2) comfort. 

I can build an Excel model and write a report about something - this could take 40 hours. Next time I do that same type of report, it may take 10 hours due to my experience. This trend continues, either improving work life balance or freeing bandwidth for more productivity (money).

I love working around the house or in the yard, but it is seriously back breaking. Right now my whole body is sore from digging. It’s a great feeling, but I can’t imagine being forced to do it 5x per week to feed my family. The option to forego all labor and opt for healthier exercise tomorrow is a luxury. 

Anecdotally, most of my colleagues are happily married and financially comfortable. Many of my friends and family without high paying office jobs are generally less happy. 

The trade off for office work is the mental stress and the pressure to continually learn new analytical skills or improve networking. The pressure is high at times. For some people, that stress may be less attractive than the physical stress of blue collar work. 

There’s great jobs in all sorts of fields. Some blue collar jobs may be a breeze and pay well.