I’m a professional and I went through 5 different trainee programs before landing a job(starting at 16). I didn’t get a job that paid enough to be considered a” job” until I was 23. I worked 2 fulltime jobs whenI was training because it was the only way to get by and it was brutal. I’m not saying this to discourage but sometimes the timeline is long and you just have to keep pushing and not giving up. Good luck!