Sounds like you're a smart person. If you're looking for good pay and a stable job try to find a government contractor. I have a good friend that started answer

Sounds like you're a smart person. If you're looking for good pay and a stable job try to find a government contractor. I have a good friend that started answering phones doing basic Tier 0 tech support, mostly just resetting passwords. This was at ~$15/hr. YMMV but at this contractor, they quickly realized that she was overqualified and paid for her to get certifications and bumped her into a much more technical role.