What jobs don't require standing all day?

[gl00m]

I got kyphosis and I get back pain if I must stand all day and there is nowhere to sit.
Because of kyphosis, standing all day makes me suffer both physically and mentally.

What kind of jobs can I do that don't require standing all of the time?

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

Office jobs, receptionist, telemarketer, youtuber, programming, website design, online trading, homemade crafts, porn star, editor, author, mathematician... really we need some idea of your interests and skills to give helpful suggestions here.

 

[Mr Allen]

Checkout Operator in a Supermarket, mostly sat down at the Checkout all day scanning the customers' goods, might just have to stand up briefly if they need help bagging the items.

Call centre operative, sat down all day answering and making telephone calls, not a job for the faint of heart though, most people don't like being cold called, and will rudely tell you to get lost.

Haulage driver, long hours sat on your own in a Cab driving goods from A to B and possibly back again.

Taxi driver, pretty similar to the above, long hours sat in a Taxi cab picking up and dropping off Passengers.

 

[MrSpock]

Astronaut. If you could get on the ISS you couldn't stand if you wanted to, you can only float. Underwater jobs could involve standing if you have weights on you, but you could adjust the weights so that standing is very easy.

Avoid the infantry in particular, military in general.

Piano player, air traffic controller, pilot (the air kind, the sea kind might have to stand a lot).

I don't know how your back is, backs are so very complicated. I have a bad back and it really limits what I can do, even though it appears that I can do what others can, it's not for very long. Walking is much better than standing, and moving around a little is better than having to stand in one place, say to operate a till or piece of machinery. I'm not in a place where it's possible to make a living playing pool, but I can play pool for hours because I get to move around and lean on the table a lot. In a different city (or here, many years ago) I could have made a significant income, if not a living, playing pool. Takes some practice.

I wonder if driving is even an option? I've gone for years without being able to sit, and a job sitting for eight hours a day is still not something I'd want to try without frequent standing, walking and adjustment of my sitting position... not staying so that I can operate a keyboard. I'm lying in bed with the keyboard on my lap, knees raised and heels about a foot from my butt. I could drive for a bit, maybe deliver pizzas for a couple of hours a day, there's frequent getting out and walking. But there was a time when I would have to use my arms to support my upper body as I rode in cars, my lower back just wasn't up to the task. It's one thing to sit in a still seat, another to go over bumps and around corners and still be able to operate something, for example the vehicle you're in.

In addition to your skills and interests, it would be useful to know what you can and can't do more specifically. If you can stand, for how long? Does it interfere with your ability to concentrate, or smile at people?

 

[Butterfly88]

Computer jobs

 

[Judge]

Even as an insurance underwriter I managed to get up to look for files, check on the status of endorsements, etc., etc..

But when I did website design....nope. No reason to be doing anything other than being inside my work station in front of multiple computers.

As a personal investor, I could get away from the computer screen at my leisure, but sometimes at my own peril. Depending on how the market or individual stocks were faring.

All basically classic desk jobs.

 

[Tom]

Human cannonball. Looks exciting too.

 

[tducey]

Office worker (My background), also if you can drive a taxi/bus driver.

 

[Judge]

Human cannonball. Looks exciting too.

Yep, looks like a real blast. Though it may be a tad shy on benefits.

 

[On the Inside]

I work in the design/engineering field. I sit all day at a computer, but take frequent breaks to keep myself from seizing up.

I used to work in a production shop, on my feet, going from one machine to another, climbing and crawling around the project I was working on. Miss that.

 

[Dangun]

Proofreading and editing are great if you wanna sit at home and work your own hours. Surprisingly, there's a lot of demand for online bookkeeping too but there's a lack of properly skilled people that can do it.

Day trading is also good, but risky. I've managed to keep a profit on that. Your hours would vary on this, sometimes it might even be necessary to wake up in the middle of the night to sell before price falls.

Administrative jobs. Clinics, schools, etc. Most of these jobs are sit down at a desk, and so many are entry level.

I listed those with entry-level in mind. If you have any special skills or official qualifications that you'd like to share, please do so. Hope this helps.

 

[gl00m]

MrSpock said I should avoid the military.

I was thinking about going voluntarily to a recruit training for six months. I'm not interested in becoming a soldier, I just want to go through recruit training.

But I wonder if it's bad idea to go there if I have kyphosis.

Besides walking and training, do I have to stand all day in the military?

If that is so, my spine cannot endure 6 months of standing all day.

If kyphosis presents a problem, nobody would tolerate it there and I will be labeled as a person refusing to cooperate.

 

[Dangun]

Yes, you need to go through training which involves a lot of standing. Then, depending on your qualifications, test results, you will be given a mos/job. Jobs for enlisted can include gate duty (dunno the code for it) in which one stands all day checking ID cards, or could just end up doing a lot of physically involved menial labor.

If you could put up with the training period, and had a degree in say accounting, then your mos would likely be as a accounting officer. I would suggest air force if you want to push for military.

I once was going to serve in uniform. Decides it was best for my career not to.

Civil service offers a lot of similar job positions too. For many military active duty positions, there are many civilian/civil service/contractor positions also available, often alongside active duty.

 

[gl00m]

Yes, you need to go through training which involves a lot of standing. Then, depending on your qualifications, test results, you will be given a mos/job. Jobs for enlisted can include gate duty (dunno the code for it) in which one stands all day checking ID cards, or could just end up doing a lot of physically involved menial labor.

If you could put up with the training period, and had a degree in say accounting, then your mos would likely be as a accounting officer. I would suggest air force if you want to push for military.

I once was going to serve in uniform. Decides it was best for my career not to.

Civil service offers a lot of similar job positions too. For many military active duty positions, there are many civilian/civil service/contractor positions also available, often alongside active duty.

Standing too much will be a burden for my spine. I said in the above post if you didn't read well, that I am not interested in military, I was just interested in the recruit training. It seems like recruit training is a bad idea.

I am not disappointed though, because now I can focus my energy on sports instead of the military. Some sports don't require too much standing.

 

[Dangun]

Standing too much will be a burden for my spine it seems. I said in the above post if you didn't read well, that I am not interested in military, I was just interested in the recruit training.

Yeah, I was making more of a post for if you are possibly interested in taking it further. It's not a bad career choice per se, most of it is desk work.

Live your life and let nothing hold you down -- the universe is yours!

 

[Major Tom]

I am an English teacher for a small school. I teach conversational English and it doesn't require very much standing. Usually I just sit behind my desk and remain at eye level with my students. I really only get up if I need to write out something on the board.
I am also no stranger to having a bad spine. I had surgery 5 years ago and had a titanium cage bolted into my spine. So I can in a sense understand what you are going through.