I came to this after reading Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovaks series and finding myself in search of something to follow on.
Somewhere amongst the comments on goodreads, I ran across the recommendation that if one had not yet read Neuromancer...

work is often perceived to be unglamorous, and that may be true for low-level workers. But if you are willing to put in the work and earn different specializations, you may be able to land some very interesting positions as an electrician. Here ...