Unsure what to pursue

[Ideas]

a) What does the job market in your area tell you? (It's hard to get a well-paying remote tech position without experience/references. So you may wind up doing an internship/co-op/job locally, right?) What jobs are available right now?

I figured I should work backwards, so I am looking for anything that's a remote job. Then, yes, since they mostly need 1-3 years experience, I could find an in-person job based on which remote job I want. I see hardly any remote jobs that look like they'd work for me. The only ones I see much of, which seem to be within reach within about 2-3 years of graduating with my Bachelor's, are:

- Online teaching positions (I'd have to start as an adjunct, which could lead to more regular work). Of course this would require completing a Masters degree, with 18 credits in the concentration I want to teach in. This seems pretty nice, if I could get enough classes per year, on average. It's a competitive area for obvious reasons.

- Tech support which is not too good of a job, but not too bad. Overall, it seems not much better or worse than the freelancing/self-employed options I have. This is just a fallback option, like the self-employment.

It's disappointing. There have to be additional options that I've somehow missed. I will keep looking.

(I'm also considering non-remote jobs, mainly if they are PT or flexible and high-paying. Or rewarding/interesting.)

b) Do you really want to do something in tech, when you've said repeatedly that it doesn't interest you? Especially if you might only have a little time to actually work in the field, any field? Would you want to invest the time/$ in a masters program for stuff that doesn't make you happy when you think about it, much less happy to be wallowing in it for years to come?

Well, sadly, my answers are yes, because I seem to have few options. Sure, I would turn down some options, but I guess I am willing to consider a lot of options. Anything that seems better to me than the freelancing/self-employment options I have. Anything that is PT or flexible means I could do some freelancing/business too.

I would strongly prefer a Masters degree that I could get through fast, OR the job would have to pay more if I'm going to really spend years or take out a bigger loan.

Most areas of tech are just "ok" to me, but I feel there are other areas that I'm unaware of that I might enjoy. However, I have looked at long lists of tech freelance jobs, so maybe I am out of options there.

It's awful to watch a barely 20-something decline.

That would be a hard age

It's also somewhat awful to think that someone currently known but to God is going about his/her daily life, healthy as can be, and this person/family are completely oblivious to the train barreling straight at them.

One donor can save up to 8 lives with their solid organs...but if they also choose to donate tissue, they can help an additional 75+(!!!!) with vein grafts, bone grafts, corneas, tendons, heart valves (if the heart wasn't fit for a full transplant)

Wow, that is very cool!