“R Nehorai” at the end of Kiddushin needs to be read in the context. There is a long discussion there about what jobs are good or (mostly) bad. Worth looking up for this discussion. Of course, the sugya seems to be put at the siyum of the Seder Nashim for R Nehorai’s praise of Torah, but his statement seems poetic and aspirational. He is not trying to dispute all good points all other Chachamim are making regarding serious consideration when selecting a profession.
In general, I have hard time understanding how one can analyze a sugya by bringing only opinions that support your view and not reviewing all the material. This borders on perversion of Torah that is Emes and not an “opinion”.