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Wanted to say I'm super jealous of you. I graduated with archaeology last December and couldn't find a job to save my life. I want to get my masters for underwater archaeology but I'm afraid with my new sales job (broker) I won't ever find the time to do it. Any advice for someone like me, either food underwater arch programs or places to look now for a career? And how do you get into working with Nat Geo? I me a journalist one time that works with the crab fishermen in Alaska, but I don't have journalism experience.

Edit: thank you everyone for the words of wisdom, ideas, support, and PMs! This is why I love reddit. Thank you all again and know that this doesn't go unappreciated!

Oh great, now all other countries’ nuclear ICBMs will come standard with a red nose to pass by our radar on Christmas Eve.

Thank you for the answer. Maybe I should restate myself on "career advice." the only resources I know of to look for work consists of limited websites (shovelbums, etc) and my former professors/directors I have done dogs with. It's frustrating when there is literally nothing. It's hard to sacrifice when I have student loans, insurance, debt, among other expenses to pursue a passion that is starting out at best 27,000 a year, less than I made at Best Buy. By career advice I meant what steps should I take in looking for a suitable position that will not only ignite my passion but also not put me in a hole where I can't dig myself out from. I don't want to sound ignorant or naive, but it's easy for people to say you just gotta go for it. It's not that simple to just pursue a passion that my yearly salary can't cover my student loans. All in all, I'm limited on resources to find a position and I was ill-prepared through college (not blaming professors, I had to work full time to aupport myself) to gain a position once I graduated.

I guess you could say I took an amazing sales job because I couldn't follow my passion.

No reason. I love what I do, the people I work with are great, and my area that I live in is amazing. It's a great job, just not what I'm passionate about.