Even a ditch digger has to have some skill and common sense. As a former water and sewer worker who has been in too many excavations to count, there are ways to dig that save energy and get the job done faster. There aren't many people with the smarts and physical traits to do that kind of work. I've watched many try and fail. Most college graduates these days lived off of Mommy and Daddy, or student loans, while getting their degrees and have never worked a real job.