It's probably a bit too late to get into ML. It's oversaturated with a lot of wannabe "Machine Learning enthusiasts" If you still want to get into the field a masters/phd is a much safer way to get proper ML jobs and then prosper in them.
Not sure why this is downvoted, perhaps because it's condescending. But I've observed the same thing. The data science job market is not that great right now; It's tough even if you have a master's degree.
