You get what you negotiate. That's why actors and writers have been getting royalties and residuals on their works for decades now. Only now with the rise of streaming platforms and AI content generation are they being forced to accept weaker terms.
Sure. Do you agree that software developers become modern repairman?
Depends on the project doesn’t it? Website building is pretty much commodity now, but even taking one step forward and designing scalable public APIs its going to require a different caliber developer.