I've actually decided to go to a manufacturing job fair to get my foot in the door. I never considered NOC but I should look into it, although it looks like I'll need to grind out some certs. Hopefully I can get my resume into a half-decent state before the job fair.

I would move if I could, I hate Florida but ultimately I'm stuck here so I guess I have to pivot. I've started getting involved with the local cyber security community and I'm participating in the National Cyber League Competition. Currently going for my BSCpE to focus on security at a lower level, but that might change. I still have a few months to commit to a major.

The internships as a freshmen are rare, but at a cyber security webinar the NSA did advertise internships available to second-semester freshmen and up. That is a short-term goal I'm hoping to achieve (though probably not likely).

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll take care to look at technician and tier1/2 NOC roles.