My father was a chief engineer and my mother was a chemistry and biology teacher. I myself studied at the university, but after 3 years I quit and went into a “work profession”. I sold and installed refrigerators, and then phones and computers. Now in my country workers earn well, sometimes 2 times more than a teacher.
Teachers are sorely underpaid - especially considering how terrible kids can be these days, as they have no respect and a lot of entitlement.