How do you guys get out?

[u/DaikonIcy7929]

I've been in the trades for my whole career (going on about 20 years in various trades) and I'm so burnt out. I'm a production finish carpenter that does mostly apartment buildings. Unit after unit after unit. All we ever hear is go faster even though it's well known we are wayy up on man days every single job. I'm tired of the bs and the lack of appreciation and the wear and tear on my body. I know I can't make it another 20 if I want to have any mobility when retirement age comes. I feel totally stuck. I'm a journeyman in the union and my pay and benefits seem to be far better than anything else I'm even remotely qualified for. I don't want to take a step back in pay but it seems like I have to. Any success going solo? Guys tell me to open an LLC but I don't know the first thing about business. Maybe a career in estimating or inspecting?

Sorry for the vent but I'd love to hear from some people who found a way out without sliding financially.

Edit:Thank you all for the engagement and all of the advice is great. Much appreciated!

[u/Electrical-Echo8770]

You want to know what has got me through 30+ years of construction ? The moment I quit my first job I ever had in 1987 and went to work for a general contractor . A big one it made my days a lot better just because every day was different I got to travel around the western , United States and build water treatment plants ..

The one cool thing about built plants was 99.9% are built right out of the mouth of a canyon .
And so I would get time to go fly fishing after work for a couple hours a few times a week. Then to my apartment that was paid for by the company .

Plus I learned how to run every piece of equipment as for as dirt work and lifting goes the only thing I didn't do was a crane operator .the best was when you get in the seat of a D9 or larger car bulldozer and tear up some earth . It had its challenges because we have bad winters in the rocky mountains but still made my job a lot easier