I believe a lot of Antenna installers switched to installing satellite dishes, I guess that's where the money is in terms of getting regular work.

Take a look in the yellowpages for satellite installers - look for one thats been in business a long time - chances are many of them of them will also still do antenna installations.

And yes, IMO, an outdoor antenna is well worth it, and not a lot of trouble at all once installed.

for analog TV your best bet is a VHF/UHF combo antenna. for digital just UHF is all thats needed, though VHF/UHF combo will still work.