Changing careers at 17 years into a job, is it realistic? after 17 years as a teaching assistant

I want to move from teaching assistant to something with more stability. Any experience at all would help. I have good customer skills and I am comfortable with spreadsheets. Did you take a pay cut?

You likely have more transferable skills than you think. Write down what you did, not what the job title said.

I began with informational chats, then a short online course, then a related entry-level role. It took about 4 months.