By woodworking I mean working out of a shop, not carpentry. I woodwork as a hobby, an expensive hobby, and I'm relatively new at it. Woodworking is something I've considered as a career, and I feel like it's more of a side job or retirement type of career. I'm in the horticultural field and that's a big hobby too, so I do have a career with steady employment, so I don't plan to give it up to wood work full time. However though, I'm interested in what people have to say that do it as a career.
Anyway, the conclusion of my thought is that it wouldn't make a career. Again, I'm not talking carpentry like basement remodels and such, which people have suggested and also consider woodworking since you can built some neat custom stuff, but I'm speaking if working out of a shop. I feel you can become successful if you are confident you can make a name for yourself, but that's what you HAVE to do. From personal experience, it's impossible to match conventional furniture prices, because I typically use higher quality materials, build to higher standards, and don't have an assembly line. It takes hours more doing it yourself at high quality. I also feel there's little demand for the stuff too (unless you make a name for yourself) simply because typical consumers can't even tell the difference between venire and solid wood, let alone fine details, so they will go for the lower price.