Anyone else trying to make a career change since the last few years have been so slow and hard to find consistent work?

For the last year I have been looking at getting into the trades somehow, whether by one of the unions or finding and apprenticeship but it’s been exceedingly difficult.

For context I’ve been in the film industry for over a decade doing carpentry, set Dec, greens. I also doing sound mixing/ composing work on the side non union.

Work has been so hard to come by and I’m also tired of everything being Toronto centric.

Anyways, I’m finding it very hard to actually find a job in trades or one of the unions and I think it’s because people can’t seem to understand how my skills can be transferable, which they absolutely are. I’ve basically been doing construction and landscaping for over a decade in film.

Wondering if anyone has the same issue or has any advice on how to make this happen?