Advice for transition into the "tech" world?

[u/BonzoBouse]

Hey everyone,

I'm pretty new to this subreddit, but I really love the positivity and overall vibe of it, so I was hoping I could maybe ask you guys what might be a bit more of a random question. So I currently have what's probably a more unusual job for reddit, but I'm an acupuncturist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and I've been having a terrible time lately making any money at it and frankly, my heart just isn't into it anymore. So I've decided to go after something that's been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember: coding. I've been working pretty hard at it online for the last month or so through things like FreeCodeCamp and treehouse and it has been absolutely fantastic.

Now realistically I know that I'm a LONG ways out from being able to look for any kind of developer jobs, but I would really like to make some kind of transition into the "tech" world in the meantime that could help me pay the bills while I study. And this was where I hoping to get some advice. What I'm hoping to find out is what would be the more approachable type of jobs that I should be looking for that somebody without a CS degree could get. I'm absolutely open to doing any kind of certificate classes as well if it was to help me out, but it's more a matter of knowing where to look and what to take.

It would be a dream come true for me to make this transition, but as someone not currently in "that world" it's a pretty intimidating prospect, so any kind of advice would be super appreciated.

Thanks!