Have you thought about starting your own business? Become more of a contractor and hire someone to do the actual work. May not make as much at the start, but not as physical either. Start as side hustle till you get the funds to get a listened/insured etc. You know what you are doin which is more than I can say for the majority of liscened peeps...bunch of f'n hacks!!!
Also, any way to work for the guy you were before? Maybe checking jobs out and doing estimates etc? Running crews or people to job sites and inspecting their work? If not the last guy you were working for, but sure there are plenty of larger/medium sized companies that would have positions like that