Employers don't really care about a degree. They care about accomplishments - even the beginnings of accomplishments. Even 40 years ago, no employer ever even glanced at my diploma. Even when I stuck it in front of their face (I worked hard on that thing - what a waste). What they did care about:

* used small language model to generate buzzword compliant sociology papers garnering B+

* used QR factorization to model dN/dR for particle size distribution in the atmosphere for my dad

* wrote a popular multi-player game in college

* etc

.. you may or may not be a math geek. But the key is to DO things, not sit in lectures (most of which I did not attend - unless they were actually useful).

I had the opportunity to try farm work with an innovative farmer. He avoided minimum wage nonsense by exchanging our initially unskilled labor for a discount on the organic veggies we helped plant, weed, harvest. (I was too thorough and slow for harvest - so was put on weeding duty, where that trait is helpful.) I wish I had started learning about (real, organic) farming earlier! I'm 65 and just getting started.

As you do things, you may discover enough market for your output that you don't actually need to work for someone. Of course, then you have the navigate the maze of government interference with workers actually owning a "means of production." You might have to hire an expert to deal with it ...

From your other comment, you tried hvac - good! You discovered why the dirty and dangerous jobs are more often taken by males. I would note that plumbing is similar. All the plumbers I have hired have had massive upper body strength from hauling steel bathtubs, water heaters, etc. This does not bode well for most female practitioners.

In the 19th century, women would often manage a farm, researching the science, what to plant where and when, and hire men to actually wrangle a horse drawn plow, or harvest grain. The women would work in a kitchen garden, which required more brains and less brawn.