As an aside on this, you don't need to be an outlier to be a local superstar. Just get a combination of skills that is unique, and you'll rise to the "fixer" position amongst your acquaintances pretty quickly.

E.g., there are lots of plumbers around, but the number of plumbers who also know how to build a website is much lower, and the number of web-site building plumbers who are also trained in law and registered to perform marriages in Ohio is vanishingly small.