How junior friendly really Rust job market is?

I’ve fallen in love with Rust. However, looking at the job boards, I’m starting to get nervous.
I’m coming into this with:

• Zero professional experience in the industry.

• No existing network or "ins" within the Rust ecosystem.

• A genuine passion for the language, but a need to actually get paid obviously.

My fear is that I’m setting myself up for an uphill battle that could be avoided by just picking a "safer" high-level language like Python. Is the Rust junior market actually accessible, or do companies only want senior engineers?