Thank you for your replies.

Everything you said is correct Talthybius. That's why I am concerned. When I went into college I didn't have a plan B because I didn't know I'd have to take a year off between undergrad and grad school. Later on I assumed I'd be able to get some job because the department hammered the notion that we can do anything with this degree into our heads. Since my recent wake up call I have been trying to learn a programming language, hoping that some useful STEM related skill could help me if I couldn't get a full time position as a history professor. And unfortunately in my case, a full time position with benefits is necessary. I have a chronic illness and the only medication that helps costs thousands of dollars per dose without insurance, so being stuck as an adjunct my entire life simply isn't an option.