The trend I've noticed is most good opportunities (and even plenty of the less-good ones) now have ridiculous amounts of red tape and frankly gatekeeping. Just

The trend I've noticed is most good opportunities (and even plenty of the less-good ones) now have ridiculous amounts of red tape and frankly gatekeeping. Just to become a hairdresser in Arizona requires expensive and time-consuming schooling (to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars). And that's just one example of what I would consider a fairly average-skill-level position, nevermind doctors, lawyers, or engineers.