Whether you're an electrician, mechanic, etc, you can still be in the field and still a "creator." Where you teach people your experience.
Despite the evolution of the creator economy, we can't take those professionals out of the field. We need them always to fix things up.
So, one of the reasons why we feel as if those are getting off the field is because they're highly leveraging the creator economy for more outreach and income.
However, you made a great point here.