It is, but people also admire other jobs and assume they are incapable of doing them. Regardless, the OP wasn't wishing to own a construction company or manag

It is, but people also admire other jobs and assume they are incapable of doing them. Regardless, the OP wasn't wishing to own a construction company or manage a grocery store. He was wishing to do individual contributor work in a field that uses his body more. It is not arrogant to want that. OP may find after some months that they are ready to go back to tech, and it seems that would be a good outcome since the burnout would have abated.