How can I go from 40k to 150k+?

I'm 29 and struggling to get my foot into a well-paying (100k+) career. I feel I need to make this much because I am supporting a family in a HCOL area (cannot move due to the only family support we have living here). I also admittedly feel inluenced by what I see on reddit. Every sub for career advice, finance, etc. it seems everyone makes 100k+. Everyone on my partner's side of the family also makes six figures and while they're really supportive and not judgemental at all, I still feel like a failure compared to them.

Some background: After graduating (BS Bio), my health took a shit and I couldn't really do more than part time work for a couple years. I had interviewed for a number of entry level biology jobs, but got rejected from every single one and eventually gave up. I worked as a home care aide/caregiver for 4 years making $21/hr. Then I got a job in a nonprofit making $23/hr and good benefits, but was laid off this October. I recently got a new job at a tax prep company making $20/hr with an alleged opportunity to be trained as a tax professional. No idea how much I'd make doing that, but I'll look into it further when I start in January. I'm not hopeful it'll be more than $25/hr.

It just seems impossible to make the jump and double my income bracket. I've been looking at potential pathways like SaaS lately, but any job in the tech field seems risky with AI likely eliminating or consolidating a lot of the higher paying tech jobs.

I also cannot afford (money or time-wise) to go back to school so the "anaesthesiologist assistant" miracle job that is constantly spammed in career subs is not an option for me.

What can I reasonably do with the position I'm in now to make a real income a few years down the line?

Thanks.