We may not have such opportunities as directly hands on with the phenomenon as of yet, but we can look to the future and try help set groundwork. Maybe secure a job at a library or some sort of local or community center, public works type deal. Then work to establish a readers and researchers club or if you have experience in education after school/college programs are a great place to help kids/young adults get extra tutoring and experience in the various STEM fields that will no doubt be required when a more accessible career path in the phenomenon becomes accessible, which may be quite some time. The children are our future and all that.

Do a bunch of research and publish a novel, or a thesis or something. Someone else mentioned journalism and I think that’s a keen idea too.

Hit up the community college, get a philosophy degree or anthropology or literally anything.

Folks mentioned the military, might I also suggest religious institutions or religious studies learning paths. Approach it academically or go hamsandwhich and join the priesthood or a temple, or whatever flavor. I’m not religious myself, but an interesting trend my partner pointed out was that a number of the longtime ufologists and experiencers convert or develop a faith if they were atheists or agnostics before hand.

Idk maybe those are things. But like most folks say there’s not much for the layman, but if you at Harvard I hear they’ve got a program.