A list of suitable and unsuitable jobs

[dragonwolf]

Here are thoughts on some jobs that I've worked:



I didn't have a problem with this job, though busy days were tiring and I began to hate it after a few months. I liked memorizing the PLU codes. I read a dictionary when it was slow. I preferred to work as a grocery bagger rather than at the register as often as possible.



I did prep cooking, which was okay.



This job can be good.



Dealing with clients is terrible for me. It would be better to work for a company.



This was okay in a small coffee shop.



This was okay for me, because the waiters would order the drinks, not the customers. The downside is that there were no tips.



This is perfect if you can make money with it, but it's difficult to make a living.

If you ever get back around to cashier, check out Kroger or its sister stores. The cashiers regularly bag when their lane is empty. Might be of interest to you. They also hire dedicated baggers, too, I think. Seems a decent gig for what it is.

 

[Madame Catfish]

Great list! A couple others could probably be shoved in as well:

Good Job: Forensic science-related work- due to attention to detail, pattern recognition, and scene reconstruction for the more visual aspies. Also, (depending on exactly what area one ends up in) not much socialisation required.On another note, many investigators get sidetracked sniffing around the social factors of a crime (who was having an affair with whom, who dissed aunt Nora in the spring of 1972, etc.) and finding evidence to support their theories based off of the social situations rather than finding theories that support the evidence. (Facts twisted to suit theories rather than theories changed to suit facts) Aspies don't tend to do this, as they are't as concerned with the social aspects.

Bad Job: Working at a crowded factory producing neon-coloured, velvet socks. Kind of self explanatory.

 

[Andrew206]

I'd feel comfortable doing computer programming. I'd prefer to focus on one specific programming language if possible.

 

[dragonwolf]

I'd feel comfortable doing computer programming. I'd prefer to focus on one specific programming language if possible.

One thing to note - programming is very Aspie friendly, but being a professional developer isn't so friendly by default. It takes a ton of communication and various soft skills in most companies. However, it is one of the more open fields when it comes to non-traditional work environments, like remote work, which helps mitigate some of the communication hurdles (a lot of communication gets routed to text means, which makes it easier to deal with in my experience).

 

[Andrew206]

One thing to note - programming is very Aspie friendly, but being a professional developer isn't so friendly by default. It takes a ton of communication and various soft skills in most companies. However, it is one of the more open fields when it comes to non-traditional work environments, like remote work, which helps mitigate some of the communication hurdles (a lot of communication gets routed to text means, which makes it easier to deal with in my experience).

Then there's the possibility of multi-tasking, which is tough for me to do. That's why my ideal computer programming job focuses on one language.

 

[Aspergirl4hire]

One thing to notice is that we've focused mainly on the content of the job, but the context can also help. Anything that can be done well can often be done temporarily--as a contractor. You're paid by the hour, so your boss appreciates task focus and your colleagues expect you to have it. You're usually putting out a fire--a burning issue that no one had time to attend until it became urgent--so multitasking tends to be limited to a relatively narrow area. Since you don't have job security (and who does, anymore?), you often get paid better; and the better temp firms usually offer some kind of benefits. If you're wise about money management, savings and unemployment can bridge the gap between jobs, so your references are happy to help you (if you put their interests first and fulfill the whole contract period). Anyone who doesn't like you will probably just wait out the contract rather than burn the credits & goodwill it would cost to get rid of you.
Voila!

I've done this for years, and reaped one more benefit: I have experience and education in a number of competencies that I would otherwise never had opportunities to adopt. I've grown faster than my peers as a result. Sometimes, that's enough to overcome the social deficit.

 

[musclecarman]

I'm defiantly planning of being an automotive mechanic when I leave school. you know that animal trainer one dose that include wild animals because I'm really against wild animals including dolphins being used for entertainment.

 

[tree]

Yep, needs to be for some of the motorhomes I recover. As well as on the bed I can pull trailers hitched up to the rear, which does make it a long truck then.

I think this means you have excellent abilities in the areas of Spatial Relationships and Movement.
I am thinking about that.
How different it would be to have those abilities myself.

 

[Harrison]

I think this means you have excellent abilities in the areas of Spatial Relationships and Movement.
I am thinking about that.
How different it would be to have those abilities myself.

Correct. I was tested on both and scored high, when I drive I see everything as lines and vectors.

 

[musclecarman]

I'm defiantly planning of being an automotive mechanic when I leave school. you know that animal trainer one dose that include wild animals because I'm really against wild animals including dolphins being used for entertainment.

I don't understand that sentence now ok back on topic.at one point at time I wanted to be a marine biologist after that time I went to marineland back in 2008 (the place is closed down now) I guess you get those weird job ideas when you're young that never work out.

 

[Shawn D]

I took a rather extensive career aptitude test by Psychology Today that suggested the perfect job for me would be biostatistician. This makes sense to me, because I'm good at math and science. It's an even better fit for me particularly, because I have a child with a rare genetic condition. A more specific job for me might be statistical geneticist.
Here is a link to the test:
Self Tests by Psychology Today

 

[musclecarman]

I moved to being an employee after decades of being the boss and the job I'm in now seems to attract a fair number of people on the spectrum.

Rescue/recovery patrol, I get to drive a nice truck fitted with the latest wireless rescue technology. The job is mentally complex at times with accident or ditch recoveries but just playing with the 'toys' I have is fun enough. I have to deal with the public but I've learnt to script virtually everything they can ask, but that can go by the wayside sometimes and I've just learnt to wing it. The truck is its own wi-fi 'hotspot', primarily for the customers use but we are allowed to log our gear into it, so I can even stay in touch here courtesy of my firm.

you sound like my dad he's a truck driver or he was a contractor he seems to be happy with his job especially since he gets to see the countryside.

 

[musclecarman]

you sound like my dad he's a truck driver or he was a contractor he seems to be happy with his job especially since he gets to see the countryside.

he mainly does jobs like picking up silage or stock. the whole fleet are Hino's

 

[Harrison]

he mainly does jobs like picking up silage or stock. the whole fleet are Hino's

I did that for a while, but the law changed on stock transport so I moved to other stuff.

 

[tree]

For a short while I had a temp job, re-titling movies.
Pornos.
I never had to see the material.
I received the old title plus a couple key words and was supposed to re-title the movie based on that information.

I am not into porn, myself.
I did want to earn some money.
Pro & cons of the work: Con first...it was porn. Pros...I could do it from home; I never saw the actual movies; I enjoyed the idea of being like a carnival huckster...Hurry hurry Step right up you've nevah seen anything like this before boys.....

Some of the titles I wrote made me laugh out loud.
"Lucy Fire---Scorching on some Man Wood"
"Hey, What are they doing?"
"But Daddy, I like it"

Pay = five cents per title

 

[Aeolienne]

For the list of unsuitable jobs: US Army.

OTOH the Israeli army has launched a recruitment drive for autistic people. Makes a change from software testing, I guess.
Israeli army sets sights on recruits with autism - BBC News

Was I the only one here who was surprised to see journalism mentioned as a suitable job for Aspies? I would have thought that requires a strong ability to multitask (in order to gain experience on the campus newspaper alongside studying your regular subject), the stamina to work in a competitive (and noisy) office environment, to say nothing of interpersonal skills for interviewing difficult people. Certainly the job profiles here for "Broadcast journalist", "Magazine journalist" and "Newspaper journalist" here back me up:
Media and internet job profiles | Prospects.ac.uk

 

[Judge]

OTOH the Israeli army has launched a recruitment drive for autistic people. Makes a change from software testing, I guess.
Israeli army sets sights on recruits with autism - BBC News

Was I the only one here who was surprised to see journalism mentioned as a suitable job for Aspies? I would have thought that requires a strong ability to multitask (in order to gain experience on the campus newspaper alongside studying your regular subject), the stamina to work in a competitive (and noisy) office environment, to say nothing of interpersonal skills for interviewing difficult people. Certainly the job profiles here for "Broadcast journalist", "Magazine journalist" and "Newspaper journalist" here back me up:
Media and internet job profiles | Prospects.ac.uk

Stands to reason. Above all, a tiny state like Israel cannot afford to squander their human resources. Ruthless pragmatists. I like that.

Maybe some day our country will follow suit.

 

[Mr Allen]

If you can pass the physical fitness requirements, an Aspie might make a good Cop, well perhaps not Uniform but could excel in CID, plain clothes, good attention to detail, able to remember dates of when stuff happened.

 

[Questella]

If you ever get back around to cashier, check out Kroger or its sister stores. The cashiers regularly bag when their lane is empty. Might be of interest to you. They also hire dedicated baggers, too, I think. Seems a decent gig for what it is.

Krogers fired me just after 2 hours and wouldnt give me a reason, wouldn't even tell me I was fired, I just kept going back to check the schedule before finally a manager told me I didn't work there and couldn't be back there... plus if they're d*cks to you, you may end up oweing money to the union... they told me if I didn't get enough to pay my dues I was going to have to cone up with it otherwise, naturallyrics my one two hour check and the 5 hours of watching videos before I took and didn't pay they're stupid dues... :/

I still shop there though, they do have better produce than the other grocery conglomerates

 

[Questella]

I took a rather extensive career aptitude test by Psychology Today that suggested the perfect job for me would be biostatistician. This makes sense to me, because I'm good at math and science. It's an even better fit for me particularly, because I have a child with a rare genetic condition. A more specific job for me might be statistical geneticist.
Here is a link to the test:
Self Tests by Psychology Today

I just took it and it said Mechanical Drafting, I just need the degree... I guess I should of said at the beginning of the test I wasn't willing to get more education as the government has banned me from it because I owe then too much money...

I said I wanted to get a bachelor's, my dream was to get a ph.d before everything went south... :/